10 Sen - Shōwa

Features

Issuer	Japan
Emperor	Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	8-12 (1933-1937)
Calendar	Japanese - Shōwa era
Value	10 Sen (0.10 JPY)
Currency	Yen (1871-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	4 g
Diameter	22 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 14005
References	Y# 54 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , JNDA# 01-28 Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (publisher). 日本貨幣カタログ. Japan Numismatic Dealers Association, Tokyo, Japan (37 volumes).

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Obverse

Issuing authority on top, date at the bottom, left and right from hole two wave pattern fields

Lettering:
❀ 本日大 ❀
年二十和昭

Translation:
❀ Great Japan ❀
Year 12 of Shōwa

Reverse

Chrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor's Royal Seal) on top, value divided by hole and Paulownia Flower Seal at the bottom surrounded by ornaments.

Lettering: 錢十

Translation: 10 sen

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
8 (1933)	14 570 714	$ 1.20	$ 1.40	$ 2.70	$ 6.00	年八和昭	19%
9 (1934)	37 351 832	$ 0.93	$ 1.50	$ 3.30	$ 5.40	年九和昭	31%
10 (1935)	35 586 755	$ 0.80	$ 1.20	$ 1.90	$ 8.10	年十和昭	28%
11 (1936)	77 948 804	$ 1.40	$ 2.00	$ 2.50	$ 6.10	年一十和昭	45%
12 (1937)	40 001 969	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 3.90	$ 9.80	年二十和昭	18%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 86 Lot 1993	10 Jun 2023	8 (1933) – 年八和昭	UNC	USD 10.45 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2734	8 Feb 2025	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	UNC	USD 11.61 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 148 Lot 1668	11 Jan 2025	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	UNC	USD 30.19 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 194 Lot 1170	15 May 2026	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	AU	USD 6.97 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2735	8 Feb 2025	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	AU	USD 11.61 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 3030	14 Dec 2024	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	AU	USD 9.29 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 2836	17 Nov 2024	9 (1934) – 年九和昭	AU	USD 6.97 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 3357	25 Oct 2024	10 (1935) – 年十和昭	UNC	USD 9.29 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 133 Lot 3089	24 Jul 2024	12 (1937) – 年二十和昭	UNC	USD 24.38 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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