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Previous - Japanese old coins (before 1948)
Empire of Japan
Japanese yen symbol - ¥
Japanese yen code - JPY
Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa
era - 昭和 (1926-1989)
Reform 1948
Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen

500 yen 1983 (1982-1989)
nickel-brass
500 / SHŌWA 58 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO)
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1957 (1957-1958)
silver 0.600
YEAR 32 SHŌWA / 100 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $4-5

100 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
silver 0.600
SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $3-4

100 yen 1988 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $1-2

100 yen 1964
silver 0.600
commemorative coin
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
TOKYO 1964 / 100 / SHŌWA 39 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $4-5

50 yen 1956 (1955-1958)
nickel
SHŌWA / 50 / 31 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
copper-nickel
50 /SHŌWA 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1973 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
50 /SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - $1-2

10 yen 1982 (1951-1989)
bronze
1951-1958 - edge reeded and 1951-1958 - edge smooth
10 /SHŌWA 57 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO / 10 YEN
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1949 (1948-1949)
brass
5 / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1950 (1949-1958)
brass
old script
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1967 (1959-1989)
brass
new script
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1950 (1948-1950)
brass
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
1 YEN
Coin value - ~$1

1 yen 1972 (1955-1989)
aluminium
1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
Coin value - <$1
Emperor Akihito
Heisei
era -平成 (1989-2019)

500 yen 1989
nickel-brass
500 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
Coin value - $10-15

500 yen 2009 (1990-2019)
nickel-brass
500 / HEISEI 21 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1989
copper-nickel
100 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO)a / 100 YEN
Coin value - $4-8

100 yen 2014 (1990-2019)
copper-nickel
100 / HEISEI 26 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $1-3

50 yen 1989
copper-nickel
50 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1

50 yen 1998 (1990-2019)
copper-nickel
50 / HEISEI 10 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1

10 yen 1989
bronze
10 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
Coin value - <$1

10 yen 2003 (1990-2019)
bronze
10 / HEISEI 15 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1989
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 2014 (1990-2019)
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / HEISEI 26 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1989
aluminium
1 YEN / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1993 (1990-2019)
aluminium
1 YEN / HEISEI 5 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) /1 YEN
Coin value - <$1
Emperor Naruhito
Reiwa
era -令和 (since
2019)

500 yen 2019
nickel-brass
500 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
Coin value - $5-10

500 yen 2021 (2020-2021)
nickel-brass
500 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN
Coin value - $5-10

500 yen 2021 (2021- )
bimetallic - cjpper-nickel/brass
500 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 500 YEN JAPAN / 500 YEN
Coin value - $5-10

100 yen 2019
copper-nickel
100 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $4-8

100 yen 2021 (2020- )
copper-nickel
100 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 100 YEN
Coin value - $1-3

50 yen 2019
copper-nickel
50 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1

50 yen 2021 (2020- )
copper-nickel
50 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 50 YEN
Coin value - ~$1

10 yen 2019
bronze
10 / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
Coin value - <$1

10 yen 2021 (2020- )
bronze
10 / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 10 YEN
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 2019
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / REIWA FIRST YEAR
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 2021 (2020- )
brass
5 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / REIWA 3 YEAR
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 2019
aluminium
1 YEN / REIWA FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 2021 (2020- )
aluminium
1 YEN / REIWA 3 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN
Coin value - <$1