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Japanese 50 yen coins
Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)
50 yen 1955-1958
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.5 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
SHŌWA / 50 / 31 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flower / 50 YEN
KM#75
Coin value - $2-3
50 yen 1959-1966
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965,1966
copper-nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.0 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
50 /SHŌWA 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum / 50 YEN
KM#76
Coin value - $2-3
50 yen 1967-1988
1967, 1968m 1969m 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
50 /SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
KM#81
Coin value - $1-2
Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (since 1989)
50 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
50 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
KM#101.1
Coin value - ~$1
50 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
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
50 / HEISEI 10 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
KM#101.2
Coin value - ~$1
Emperor Naruhito
Reiwa
era -令和 (since
2019)
50 yen 2019
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1
50 yen since 2020 till now
2020, 2021
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1