1 Yen - Shōwa

1 Yen - Shōwa - obverse1 Yen - Shōwa - reverse

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Features

Issuer Japan
Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 30-64 (1955-1989)
Calendar Japanese - Shōwa era
Value 1 Yen
1 JPY = USD 0.0067
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Aluminium (100% Aluminium)
Weight 1 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
1590
References Y# 74,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
JNDA# 02-13,
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.
Schön# 48
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Sprouting bamboo branch in center, authority on top, value and denomination on bottom

Lettering:
日 本 国
一 円

Translation:
State of Japan
1 yen

Reverse

Big value within two inner circles, date below

Lettering:
1
昭和三十九年

Translation:
1
Year 39 of Shōwa

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Japan

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
30 (1955)  381 700 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.20 $ 0.49 11% 昭和三十年
31 (1956)  500 900 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.23 $ 0.38 $ 0.70 9% 昭和三十一年
32 (1957)  492 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.18 7% 昭和三十二年
33 (1958)  374 900 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 7% 昭和三十三年
34 (1959)  208 600 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.17 $ 0.18 $ 0.33 $ 0.70 5% 昭和三十四年
35 (1960)  300 000 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.10 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 7% 昭和三十五年
36 (1961)  432 400 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.49 9% 昭和三十六年
37 (1962)  572 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.42 $ 0.75 10% 昭和三十七年
38 (1963)  788 700 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.25 13% 昭和三十八年
39 (1964)  1 665 100 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.28 $ 0.52 $ 1.00 19% 昭和三十九年
40 (1965)  1 743 256 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 1.30 24% 昭和四十年
41 (1966)  807 344 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.22 $ 0.64 13% 昭和四十一年
42 (1967)  220 600 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.15 $ 0.54 5% 昭和四十二年
43 (1968)  0.8% 昭和四十三年 ; Year not listed
44 (1969)  184 700 000 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.54 5% 昭和四十四年
45 (1970)  556 400 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.49 $ 0.82 11% 昭和四十五年
46 (1971)  904 050 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.66 16% 昭和四十六年
47 (1972)  1 274 950 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.13 $ 0.48 17% 昭和四十七年
48 (1973)  1 470 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.53 19% 昭和四十八年
49 (1974)  1 750 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.20 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 22% 昭和四十九年
50 (1975)  1 656 150 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 21% 昭和五十年
51 (1976)  928 800 000 $ 0.03 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 14% 昭和五十一年
52 (1977)  895 000 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.32 $ 0.34 $ 0.45 13% 昭和五十二年
53 (1978)  864 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.42 14% 昭和五十三年
54 (1979)  1 015 000 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 15% 昭和五十四年
55 (1980)  1 145 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.48 17% 昭和五十五年
56 (1981)  1 206 000 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.15 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 18% 昭和五十六年
57 (1982)  1 017 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 15% 昭和五十七年
58 (1983)  1 086 000 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 $ 0.49 16% 昭和五十八年
59 (1984)  981 850 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.48 15% 昭和五十九年
60 (1985)  837 150 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.17 $ 0.21 $ 0.47 15% 昭和六十年
61 (1986)  417 960 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.49 8% 昭和六十一年
62 (1987)  958 520 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.58 15% 昭和六十二年
62 (1987)  230 000 0.3% 昭和六十二年 ; Proof
63 (1988)  1 268 842 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 18% 昭和六十三年
63 (1988)  200 000 0.3% 昭和六十三年; Proof
64 (1989)  116 100 000 $ 0.02 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 $ 0.42 6% 昭和六十四年

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