500 Yen - Heisei

Features

Issuer	Japan
Emperor	Heisei (1989-2019)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	12-31 (2000-2019)
Calendar	Japanese - Heisei era
Value	500 Yen 500 JPY = USD 3.12
Currency	Yen (1871-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (72% Copper, 20% Zinc, 8% Nickel)
Weight	7 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	1.81 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2122
References	Y# 125 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , JNDA# 02-1A Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (publisher). 日本貨幣カタログ. Japan Numismatic Dealers Association, Tokyo, Japan (37 volumes). , Schön# 102 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Paulownia plant and highlighted authority above and value below.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
日本国

五百円

Translation: State of Japan, 500 yen

Reverse

Large numerical value in center with latent images in zeros, flanked by
Tachibana oranges (Citrus reticulata tachibana), bamboo on top and date below.

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
500
5 5
0 0
0 0
円円
平成十九年

Translation: 500 Yen, Year 19 of Heisei

Edge

Slanted reeding right

Mint

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

Comments

Micro letters spelling NIPPON (Japan) on value (depicted) and in the paulownia blossoms.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
12 (2000)	595 743 000	$ 3.50	$ 4.40	$ 4.40	$ 4.40	$ 6.90	平成十二年	19%
12 (2000)	226 000						平成十二年 ; Proof	0.4%
13 (2001)	607 803 000		$ 3.90	$ 4.30	$ 4.80	$ 5.70	平成十三年	15%
13 (2001)	238 000						平成十三年 ; Proof	0.4%
14 (2002)	504 419 000		$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 4.20		平成十四年	12%
14 (2002)	242 000						平成十四年 ; Proof	0.4%
15 (2003)	438 130 000		$ 3.80	$ 3.80	$ 5.80	$ 5.80	平成十五年	10%
15 (2003)	275 000						平成十五年 ; Proof	0.2%
16 (2004)	356 623 000		$ 2.20	$ 4.50	$ 4.50	$ 4.50	平成十六年	8%
16 (2004)	283 000						平成十六年 ; Proof	0.3%
17 (2005)	334 762 000		$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.30	平成十七年	8%
17 (2005)	258 000						平成十七年 ; Proof	0.3%
18 (2006)	381 346 000		$ 3.50	$ 4.60	$ 6.00	$ 8.80	平成十八年	8%
18 (2006)	247 000						平成十八年 ; Proof	0.2%
19 (2007)	401 701 200		$ 3.90	$ 3.90	$ 4.10	$ 4.60	平成十九年	11%
19 (2007)	201 800						平成十九年 ; Proof	0.2%
20 (2008)	432 811 000		$ 3.70	$ 3.80	$ 5.80	$ 5.80	平成二十年	11%
20 (2008)	168 200						平成二十年 ; Proof	0.3%
21 (2009)	343 003 000		$ 3.70	$ 3.70	$ 5.80	$ 10	平成二十一年	9%
21 (2009)	132 000						平成二十一年 ; Proof	0.2%
22 (2010)	407 000 000		$ 3.70	$ 3.70	$ 3.70		平成二十二年	11%
22 (2010)	130 187						平成二十二年 ; Proof	0.2%
23 (2011)	302 000 000			$ 4.20	$ 4.80	$ 7.50	平成二十三年	8%
23 (2011)	108 000						平成二十三年 ; Proof	0.3%
24 (2012)	260 000 000		$ 3.70	$ 4.30	$ 4.30		平成二十四年	9%
24 (2012)	103 000						平成二十四年 ; Proof	0.17%
25 (2013)	137 892 000		$ 4.70				平成二十五年	5%
25 (2013)	102 000						平成二十五年 ; Proof	0.2%
26 (2014)	167 013 000		$ 4.50	$ 4.70	$ 4.70	$ 4.70	平成二十六年	6%
26 (2014)							平成二十六年 ; Proof	0.2%
27 (2015)	143 004 000			$ 3.80	$ 4.40	$ 5.80	平成二十七年	4%
27 (2015)							平成二十七年 ; Proof	0.12%
28 (2016)	221 064 000		$ 4.30	$ 4.30	$ 4.30	$ 4.30	平成二十八年	4%
28 (2016)							平成二十八年 ; Proof	0.17%
29 (2017)	426 327 000		$ 4.20	$ 4.30	$ 6.30	$ 12	平成二十九年	8%
29 (2017)							平成二十九年 ; Proof	0.2%
30 (2018)	286 192 000			$ 3.70	$ 3.70	$ 6.20	平成三十年	5%
30 (2018)							平成三十年 ; Proof	0.20%
31 (2019)	126 164 000			$ 3.50	$ 3.80	$ 8.40	平成三十一年	3%
31 (2019)							平成三十一年; Proof	0.20%

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