5 Yen - Shōwa

5 Yen - Shōwa - obverse5 Yen - Shōwa - reverse

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Features

Issuer Japan
Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 23-24 (1948-1949)
Calendar Japanese - Shōwa era
Value 5 Yen
5 JPY = USD 0.033
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Brass
Weight 4 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
5940
References Y# 71,
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# 02-10,
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.
Schön# 47
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Pigeon within circle, flanked by dots, with authority on top, date below

Lettering:
• 日 本 國 •
昭和二十三年

Translation:
• State of Japan •
Year 23 of Shōwa

Reverse

The National Diet Building within circle dividing value and denomination, all within wreath

Lettering: 五 円

Translation: 5 yen

Edge

Reeded

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
23 (1948)  74 520 000 $ 0.64 $ 0.73 $ 0.82 $ 1.10 $ 1.30 $ 2.90 47% 昭和二十三年
24 (1949)  179 692 000 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.76 $ 1.40 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 69% 昭和二十四年

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