Japanese circulation coins - catalog with values

500 yen

1982-1989
nickel-brass
500 / SHŌWA 58 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO)
~ 5-7 USD

 

1989
nickel-brass
500 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
~ 10-15 USD

 

1990-2019
nickel-brass
500 / HEISEI 21 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
~ 5-7 USD

 

2019
nickel-brass
500 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
~ 5-10 USD

 

2020-2021
nickel-brass
500 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
~ 5-10 USD

 

since 2021
bimetallic - copper-nickel/brass
500 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN JAPAN / 500 YEN
~ 5-10 USD

 

 

100 yen

1957-1958
silver 0.600
YEAR 32 SHŌWA / 100 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 4-5 USD

 

1959-1966
silver 0.600
SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 3-4 USD

 

1967-1988
copper-nickel
100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 1-2 USD

 

 

1989
copper-nickel
100 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 4-8 USD

 

1990-2019
copper-nickel
100 / HEISEI 26 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 1-3 USD

 

2019
copper-nickel
100 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 4-8 USD

 

since 2020
copper-nickel
100 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
~ 1-3 USD

 

 

50 yen

1955-1958
nickel
SHŌWA / 50 / 31 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~ 2-3 USD

 

1959-1966
copper-nickel
50 /SHŌWA 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~ 2-3 USD

 

1967-1988
copper-nickel
50 /SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~ 1-2 USD

 

1989
copper-nickel
50 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~1 USD

 

1990-2019
copper-nickel
50 / HEISEI 10 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~1 USD

 

2019
copper-nickel
50 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~1 USD

 

since 2020
copper-nickel
50 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
~1 USD

 

 

10 yen

1951-1989
bronze
10 /SHŌWA 57 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO / 10 YEN
<1 USD

 

1989
bronze
10 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
<1 USD

 

1990-2019
bronze
10 / HEISEI 15 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
<1 USD

 

2019
bronze
10 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
<1 USD

 

since 2020
bronze
10 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
<1 USD

 

 

5 yen

1948-1949
brass
5 / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1949-1958
brass
old script
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1959-1989
brass
new script
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1989
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
<1 USD

 

1990-2019
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / HEISEI 26 YEAR
<1 USD

 

2019
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / REIWA FIRST YEAR
<1 USD

 

since 2020
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / REIWA 3 YEAR
<1 USD

 

 

1 yen

1870
silver 0.900
GREAT JAPAN / 1 YEN MEIJI 3 YEAR

~ 500-600 USD

 

1874-1887
silver 0.900
1 YEN
Y#A25.2
~ 100-200 USD

 

1886-1912
silver 0.900
reduced size
1 YEN
GREAT JAPAN / 416 ONE YEN 900 MEIJI 24 YEAR
~ 100-200 USD

 

1914
silver 0.900
1 YEN
GREAT JAPAN / 416 ONE YEN 900 TAISHO 3 YEAR
~ 100-150 USD

 

1948-1950
brass
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
1 YEN
~1 USD

 

1955-1989
aluminium
1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
<1 USD

 

1989
aluminium
1 YEN / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
<1 USD

 

1990-2019
aluminium
1 YEN / HEISEI 5 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) /1 YEN
<1 USD

 

2019
aluminium
1 YEN / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
<1 USD

 

since 2020
aluminium
1 YEN / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
<1 USD

 

 

50 sen

1870-1871
silver 0.800
21 mm. circle of dots around dragon
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN MEIJI 3 YEAR

~ 40-60 USD

 

1871
silver 0.800
19 mm. circle of dots around dragon
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN MEIJI 4 YEAR

~ 100-150 USD

 

1873-1905
silver 0.800
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN MEIJI 30 YEAR
~ 25-35 USD

 

1906-1912
silver 0.800
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN MEIJI 42 YEAR
~ 10-15 USD

 

1912
silver 0.800
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN TAISHO FIRST YEAR
~ 20-30 USD

 

1913-1917
silver 0.800
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 50 SEN TAISHO 6 YEAR
~ 15-20 USD

 

1922-1926
silver 0.720
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 13 YEAR
~ 5-7 USD

 

1928-1938
silver 0.720
50 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 4 YEAR
~ 5-7 USD

 

1946-1947
brass
50 SEN / JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / SHOWA 21 YEAR
50 SEN
~1 USD

 

1947-1948
brass
50 / STATE OF JAPAN / SHOWA 23 YEAR
50 SEN
<1 USD

 

 

20 sen

1870-1871
silver 0.800
GREAT JAPAN / 20 SEN MEIJI 3 YEAR

~ 20-30 USD

 

1873-1905
silver 0.800
20 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 20 SEN MEIJI 30 YEAR
~ 15-20 USD

 

1906-1911
silver 0.800
20 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 20 SEN MEIJI 43 YEAR
~ 8-10 USD

 

 

10 sen

1870
silver 0.800
GREAT JAPAN / 10 SEN MEIJI 3 YEAR

~ 30-40 USD

 

1873-1906
silver 0.800
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 10 SEN MEIJI 29 YEAR
~ 10-12 USD

 

1907-1912
silver 0.720
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 10 SEN MEIJI 44 YEAR
~ 6-8 USD

 

1912
silver 0.720
10 SEN
 GREAT JAPAN / 10 SEN TAISHO FIRST YEAR
~ 20-25 USD

 

1913-1917
silver 0.720
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 10 SEN TAISHO 6 YEAR
~ 6-8 USD

 

1920-1926
copper-nickel
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 14 YEAR
~1 USD

 

 

1927-1932
copper-nickel
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 7 YEAR
~ 2-3 USD

 

1933-1937
nickel
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 9 YEAR
~ 2-3 USD

 

1938-1940
aluminium-bronze
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 13 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1940-1941
aluminium
1.50 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 15 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1941-1943
aluminium
1.20 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 17 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1943
aluminium
1.00 g.
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1944
tin-zinc
10 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1945-1946
aluminium
10 / JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / SHOWA 20 YEAR
10 SEN
<1 USD

 

 

5 sen

1870-1871
silver 0.800
GREAT JAPAN / 5 SEN MEIJI 3 YEAR

~ 80-120 USD

 

1871
silver 0.800
5 SEN / GREAT JAPAN / MEIJI 4 YEAR

~ 30-50 USD

 

1873-1892
silver 0.800
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 5 SEN MEIJI 8 YEAR
~ 20-30 USD

 

1889-1897
copper-nickel
5 / GREAT JAPAN / MEIJI 23 YEAR
5 SEN / 5 SEN
~ 5-6 USD

 

1897-1905
copper-nickel
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 5 SEN MEIJI 38 YEAR
~ 6-8 USD

 

1917-1920
copper-nickel
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 8 YEAR
~ 10-20 USD

 

1920-1923
copper-nickel
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 11 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1932
copper-nickel
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 7 YEAR
~ 8-12 USD

 

1933-1938
nickel
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 9 YEAR
~ 3-4 USD

 

1938-1940
aluminium-bronze
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 13 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1940-1941
aluminium
1.20 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 16 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1941-1942
aluminium
1.00 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 17 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1943
aluminium
0.80 g.
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1944
tin-zinc
5 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1945-1946
tin-zinc
5 / JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / SHOWA 21 YEAR
5 SEN
<1 USD

 

 

2 sen

1873-1877
bronze
dragon with square scales
2 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 2 SEN MEIJI 9 YEAR
~ 4-5 USD

 

1877-1892
bronze
dragon with V-scales
2 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 2 SEN MEIJI 13 YEAR
~ 3-4 USD

 

 

1 sen

1873-1877
copper
dragon with square scales
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1 SEN MEIJI 9 YEAR
~ 3-4 USD

 

1880-1892
copper
dragon with V-scales
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1 SEN MEIJI 19 YEAR
~ 3-4 USD

 

1898-1902
bronze
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1 SEN MEIJI 34 YEAR
~ 8-12 USD

 

1913-1915
bronze
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1 SEN TAISHO 3 YEAR
~ 7-10 USD

 

1916-1924
bronze
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 8 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1927-1938
bronze
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 12 YEAR
~1 USD

 

1938
bronze
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 13 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1938-1940
aluminium
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 14 YEAR
<1 USD

 

1941-1943
aluminium
0.65 g.
1 / GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 16 YEAR
1 SEN
<1 USD

 

1943
aluminium
0.55 g.
1 / GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 18 YEAR
1 SEN
<1 USD

 

1944-1945
tin-zinc
1 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / SHOWA 19 YEAR
<1 USD

 

 

1/2 sen

1873-1877
copper
dragon with square scales
1/2 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1/2 SEN MEIJI 9 YEAR
~ 4-6 USD

 

1877-1892
copper
dragon with V-scales
1/2 SEN
GREAT JAPAN / 1/2 SEN MEIJI 10 YEAR
~ 2-3 USD

 

 

5 rin

1916-1919
bronze
5 RIN
GREAT JAPAN / TAISHO 5 YEAR
~ 3-4 USD

 

 

1 rin

1873-1884
copper
1 RIN
GREAT JAPAN / 1 RIN MEIJI 7 YEAR
~ 10-15 USD

 

 

 

 

Costs of Japan old coins in this catalog approximate and indicated specifically for the coin shown in the picture.
I do not buy or sell coins - this is just a catalog.