100 Yen - Shōwa

100 Yen - Shōwa - obverse100 Yen - Shōwa - reverse

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Features

Issuer Japan
Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 32-33 (1957-1958)
Calendar Japanese - Shōwa era
Value 100 Yen
100 JPY = USD 0.66
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Silver (.600) (60% Silver, 30% Copper and 10% Zinc.)
Weight 4.8 g
Diameter 22.6 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
6843
References Y# 77,
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# 02-2,
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.
Schön# 52
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Phoenix with authority on top and value below

Lettering:
日 本 国
百   円

Translation:
State of Japan
100 yen

Reverse

Radiant sun in sakura-cartouche surrounded by text

Lettering: 昭和 三十二年 100 YEN

Translation: Year 32 of Shōwa

Edge

Reeded

100 Yen - Shōwa -  obverse

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Mint

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
32 (1957)  30 000 000 $ 2.80 $ 3.20 $ 4.30 $ 4.30 $ 5.40 44% 昭和三十二年
33 (1958)  Photo 70 000 000 $ 2.20 $ 3.80 $ 4.80 $ 4.80 $ 4.80 71% 昭和三十三年

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Picture 1 of a sold 100 Yen - ShōwaPicture 1 of a sold 100 Yen - Shōwa
Río de la Plata
RPN Subasta Online #2
Lot 441
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18 Oct 2020 33 (1958) – 昭和三十三年 USD 12.00
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