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ONLINE COINS CATALOG

Previous - Japanese old coins (before 1948)
See also - Japanese commemorative coins

Empire of Japan

Japanese yen symbol - ¥
Japanese yen code - JPY

Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)

Reform 1948
Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen


500 yen 1983 (1982-1989)
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.0 g.
500 / SHŌWA 58 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN
Y#87
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1957 (1957-1958)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
YEAR 32 SHŌWA / sun in sakura cartouche / 100 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / phoenix / 100 YEN
Y#77
Coin value - $4-5

100 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / sheaf of rice / 100 YEN
Y#78
Coin value - $3-4

100 yen 1988 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#82
Coin value - $1-2

100 yen 1964
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
commemorative coin
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
TOKYO 1964 / 100 / SHŌWA 39 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Olympic torch and rings / 100 YEN
Y#79
Coin value - $4-5

50 yen 1956 (1955-1958)
nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.5 g.
SHŌWA / 50 / 31 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flower / 50 YEN
Y#75
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
copper-nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.0 g.
50 /SHŌWA 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum / 50 YEN
Y#76
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1973 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 /SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#81
Coin value - $1-2

10 yen 1982 (1951-1989)
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 /SHŌWA 57YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#73 (1951-1958, edge reeded) and Y#73a (1951-1958, edge smooth)
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1949 (1948-1949)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g..
5 / National Diet Building / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / pigeon / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
Y#71
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1950 (1949-1958)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
circulation coinage, old script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
Y#72
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1967 (1959-1989)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
circulation coinage, new script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
Y#72a
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1950 (1948-1950)
brass
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 3.2 g..
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
1 YEN / orange flower
Y#70
Coin value - ~$1

1 yen 1972 (1955-1989)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#74
Coin value - <$1

Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (from 1989)


500 yen 1989
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.2 g.
500 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN
Y#99.1
Coin value - $10-15

500 yen 2009 (1990-)
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.2 g.
500 / HEISEI 21 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YENJapanese coins images
Y#99.2
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#98.1
Coin value - $4-8

100 yen 2014 (1990-)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / HEISEI 26 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#98.2
Coin value - $1-3

50 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#101.1
Coin value - ~$1

50 yen 1998 (1990-)
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / HEISEI 10 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#101.2
Coin value - ~$1

10 yen 1989
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#97.1
Coin value - <$1

10 yen 2003 (1990-)
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 / HEISEI 15 YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#97.2
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1989
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
Y#96.1
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 2013 (1990-)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI 25 YEAR
Y#96.2
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1989
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#95.1
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1993 (1990-)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / HEISEI 5 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#95.2
Coin value - <$1

Japanese coins by the face value:
500 yen
100 yen
50 yen
10 yen
5 yen
1 yen

Japanese Old Coins

10,000 yen

  • Size : 76×160mm
  • Date of first issue : Nov. 1, 2004

  • [front] Portrait: Yukichi Fukuzawa

  • [back]Statue of Phoenix in Byodoin Temple

5,000 yen

  • Size : 76×156mm
  • Date of first issue : Nov. 1, 2004

  • [front] Portrait: Ichiyo Higuchi

  • [back]'Kakitsubata-zu'(painting of irises)
    Work of Korin Ogata

2,000 yen

  • Size : 76×154mm
  • Date of first issue : Jul. 19, 2000

  • [front] Design: Shurei-mon Gate

  • [back] A scene from the Tale of Genji
    and portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu

1,000 yen

  • Size : 76×150mm
  • Date of first issue : Nov. 1, 2004

  • [front] Portrait: Hideyo Noguchi

  • [back] Mt.Fuji and cherry blossoms

500yen Nickel-brass Coin

  • Material : Cu72%, Zn20%, Ni8%
  • Diameter : 26.5mm Weight : 7.0g
  • Edge : Milled
  • Date of first issue : 2000

  • [front]Paulownia [back]

100yen Cupro-nickel Coin

  • Material : Cu75%, Ni25%
  • Diameter : 22.6mmWeight : 4.8g
  • Edge : Milled
  • Date of first issue : 1967

  • [front] Cherry Blossoms

  • [back]

Cached

50yen Cupro-nickel Coin

  • Material : Cu75%, Ni25%
  • Diameter : 21.0mm Weight: 4.0g
  • Edge : Milled
  • Date of first issue : 1967

Japanese Coins For Sale


  • [front] Chrysanthemum

  • [back]

10yen Bronze Coin

  • Material : Cu95%, Zn4% - 3%, Sn1% - 2%
  • Diameter : 23.5mm Weight: 4.5g
  • Edge : Smooth
  • Date of first issue : 1959

  • [front] 'Hoo-do'Temple

  • [back]

Rugby World Cup 2019TM

5yen Brass Coin

  • Material : Cu60% - 70%, Zn40% - 30%
  • Diameter : 22.0mm Weight: 3.75g
  • Edge : Smooth
  • Date of first issue : 1959

  • [front] Ear of Rice, Gear, Water

  • [back]

1yen Aluminum Coin

  • Material : Al100%
  • Diameter : 20.0mm Weight: 1.0g
  • Edge : Smooth
  • Date of first issue : 1955

Japanese Coins Value


  • [front] Young Tree

  • [back]