ONLINE COINS CATALOG

Japanese coins catalog

Empire of Japan

Previous - Japanese old coins (before 1948)
See also - Japanese coins, how to read

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. Edge milled circulation coinage 500 / SHŌWA 58 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN KM#87 Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1957 (1957-1958) silver 0.600 Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled circulation coinage YEAR 32 SHŌWA / sun in sakura cartouche / 100 YEN GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / phoenix / 100 YEN KM#77 Coin value - $4-5	100 yen 1959 (1959-1966) silver 0.600 Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled circulation coinage SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / sheaf of rice / 100 YEN KM#78 Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 1988 (1967-1988) copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled circulation coinage 100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN KM#82 Coin value - $1-2

100 yen 1964 silver 0.600 Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo TOKYO 1964 / 100 / SHŌWA 39 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Olympic torch and rings / 100 YEN KM#79 Coin value - $4-5	100 yen 1970 copper-nickel Diameter 28.0 mm. Weight 9.0 g. Edge milled commemorative coin EXPO 1970 in Osaka 100YEN / expo emblem / EXPO70 / SHŌWA 45 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / mount Fuji with clouds / 100 YEN KM#83 Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 1972 copper-nickel Diameter 30.0 mm. Weight 12.0 g. Edge milled commemorative coin Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo 1972 SAPPORO / 100 / SHŌWA 47 YEAR GREAT JAPAN SAPPORO / Olympic torch / 100 YEN KM#84 Coin value - $3-4	100 yen 1975 copper-nickel Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin EXPO 1975 in Okinawa EXPO75 OKINAWA / 100 / SHŌWA 50 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Shureimon gate on the waves / 100 YEN KM#85 Coin value - $2-3
100 yen 1976 copper-nickel Diameter 30.0 mm. Weight 12.0 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of Reign FIFTY YEARS / 100 YEN /  Imperial Seal of Japan flanked by phoenixes / SHŌWA 51 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Ishibashi bridge and Imperial Palace / 100 YEN KM#86 Coin value - $3-4

50 yen 1956 (1955-1958) 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 (1959-1966) 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 1973 (1967-1988) 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

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

5 yen 1949 (1948-1949) 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	5 yen 1950 (1949-1958) 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
5 yen 1967 (1959-1989) 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

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

1 yen 1972 (1955-1989) aluminum Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g. Edge smooth circulation coinage 1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN KM#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. Edge milled circulation coinage 500 / HEISEI 1 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN KM#99.1 Coin value - $10-15

500 yen 2009 (1990-) nickel-brass Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.2 g. Edge milled circulation coinage 500 / HEISEI 21 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN KM#99.2 Coin value - $5-7

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

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

100 yen 2015 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Hokuriku SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 27 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / Hokuriku Shinkansen / HOKURIKU / 100 YEN Coin value - $4-5	100 yen 2015 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Joetsu SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 27 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / JOETSU / Joetsu Shinkansen / 100 YEN Coin value - $4-5
100 yen 2015 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Sanyo SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 27 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / SANYO / Sanyo Shinkansen / 100 YEN Coin value - $4-5	100 yen 2015 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Tohoku SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 27 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / TOHOKU / Tohoku Shinkansen / 100 YEN Coin value - $4-5
100 yen 2015 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Tokaido SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 27 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Tokaido Shinkansen /TOKAIDO / 100 YEN Coin value - $4-5	100 yen 2016 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Akita SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 28 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / AKITA / Akita Shinkansen / 100 YEN Coin value - $2-3
100 yen 2016 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Kyushu SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 28 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Kyushu Shinkansen /KYUSHU / 100 YEN Coin value - $2-3	100 yen 2016 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Yamagata SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 28 YEAR GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Yamagata Shinkansen /YAMAGATA / 100 YEN Coin value - $2-3
100 yen 2016 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin 50th Anniversary of speed railway - Hokkaido SHINKANSEN 50 YEARS / Shinkansen / 100 YEN / HEISEI 28 YEAR GREAT JAPAN / HOKKAIDO / Hokkaido Shinkansen / 100 YEN Coin value - $2-3	100 yen 2018 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo Olympic rings / TOKYO 2020 / 100 YEN / HEISEI 30 YEAR / OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 Swordsman /GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 2018 copper-nickel Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled commemorative coin Paralympic Games 2020 in Tokyo Emblem / TOKYO 2020 PARALIMPIC GAMES/ 100 YEN / HEISEI 30 YEAR / TOKYO 2020 PARALIMPIC GAMES Man in a wheelchair with a ball /GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN Coin value - $3-4

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 1998 (1990-) 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

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

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

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

5 yen 2013 (1990-) 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

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

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

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