Medal - Birth of Crown Prince silver
Features
| Location |
Japan
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shōwa (1926-1989)
|
| Type | Personality medals › Birth medals |
| Year | 8 (1933) |
| Calendar | Japanese - Shōwa era |
| Composition | Silver (.950) |
| Weight | 87.5 g |
| Diameter | 61 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 579793 |
| References | PCGS# 837560 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
Koinobori (carp windsock) with Imperial Palace in the background
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Reverse
Legend on fan, Paulownia flowers, bamboo behind
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Edge
Osaka mintmark
Mint
Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), JapanComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 8 (1933) | 
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$ 1400 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Bullion value: USD 181.06
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Actual silver weight: 2.673 oz
Current silver price: 67.75 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Stacks Bowers December 2025 Hong Kong (SAR) Auction Lot 52490 
|
12 Dec 2025 |
UNC (PCGS SP62) |
USD 1560.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
  |
Stacks Bowers October 2020 Hong Kong Auction Lot 40281
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5 Oct 2020 | UNC |
USD 1200.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
 |
Künker Auction 228 Lot 3543
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12 Mar 2013 |
AU (PCGS SP62) |
USD 410.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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