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Japanese coin 5 yen
Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)
5 yen 1948-1949

1948, 1949, 1949
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 / National Diet Building / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / pigeon / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
KM#71
Coin value - ~1 USD
5 yen 1949-1958

1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage, old script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
KM#72
Coin value - ~1 USD USD
5 yen 1959-1989

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage, new script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
KM#72a
Coin value - <1 USD
Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (since 1989)
5 yen 1989

brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
KM#96.1
Coin value - <1 USD
5 yen 1990-2019

1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI 25 YEAR
KM#96.2
Coin value - <1 USD
Emperor Naruhito
Reiwa
era -令和 (since
2019)
5 yen 2019

brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / REIWA FIRST YEAR
Coin value - <1 USD
5 yen since 2020 till now

2020, 2021
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / REIWA 3 YEAR
Coin value - <1 USD