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Japanese coins of the Second World War

Empire of Japan

Emperor Hirohito

10 sen 1938 (1938-1940)
aluminum-bronze
Diameter 22.00 mm. Weight 4.00 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 13 YEAR
Coin value - ~$1

 

10 sen 1940 (1940-1941)
aluminum
Diameter 22.00 mm. Weight 1.50 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 15 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

10 sen 1942 (1941-1943)
aluminum
Diameter 22.00 mm. Weight 1.20 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 17 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

10 sen 1943
aluminum
Diameter 22.00 mm. Weight 1.00 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

10 sen 1944
tin-zinc
Diameter 19.00 mm. Weight 2.40 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

10 sen 1945 (1945-1946)
aluminum
Diameter 22.00 mm. Weight 1.00 g.
10 / JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / SHOWA 20 YEAR
10 SEN
Coin value - <$1

 

5 sen 1939 (1938-1940)
aluminum-bronze
Diameter 19.00 mm. Weight 2.80 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 13 YEAR
Coin value - ~$1

 

5 sen 1941 (1940-1941)
aluminum
Diameter 19.00 mm. Weight 1.20 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 16 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

5 sen 1942 (1941-1942)
aluminum
Diameter 19.00 mm. Weight 1.00 g.
5 SEN / chrysanthemum within clouds
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 17 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

5 sen 1943
aluminum
Diameter 19.00 mm. Weight 0.80 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

5 sen 1944
tin-zinc
Diameter 17.00 mm. Weight 1.95 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

5 sen 1946 (1945-1946)
tin-zinc
Diameter 17.00 mm. Weight 2.00 g.
5 / JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / SHOWA 21 YEAR
5 SEN
Coin value - <$1

 

 

1 sen 1939 (1938-1940)
aluminum
Diameter 17.00 mm. Weight 0.90 g.
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 14 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

1 sen 1941 (1941-1943)
aluminum
Diameter 16.00 mm. Weight 0.65 g
1 / GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 16 YEAR
1 SEN
Coin value - <$1

 

1 sen 1943
aluminum
Diameter 16.00 mm. Weight 0.55 g.
1 / GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
1 SEN
Coin value - <$1

 

1 sen 1944 (1944-1945)
tin-zinc
Diameter 15.00 mm. Weight 1.30 g.
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

 

 

Japanese Occupation of China (1937-1945)
Provisional Government of China

Dollar=10 chiao; Chiao=10 cents (fen); Cent=10 cash

5 fen 1941
aluminum
YEAR 30
5 FEN
Coin value - $10-15

 

1 fen 1941
aluminum
YEAR 30
1 FEN
Coin value - $10-15

 

 

Japanese Puppet State - Empire of Great Manchuria (1934–1945)

Chiao=10 fen; Fen=10 lee

K'ang Te (1934-1945)

1 chiao 1939
copper-nickel
Coin value - $6-8

 

1 chiao 1940
copper-nickel
Coin value - $12-15

 

10 fen 1942
aluminum
Coin value - $6-8

 

5 fen 1942
aluminum
Coin value - $7-10

 

1 fen 1940
aluminum
Coin value - $7-10

 

1 fen 1943
aluminum
Coin value - $10-20

 

1 fen 1945
fiber
Coin value - $15-20