10 Yen - Shōwa Smooth edge
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Features
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Shōwa (1926-1989) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 34-64 (1959-1989) |
| Calendar | Japanese - Shōwa era |
| Value | 10 Yen 10 JPY = 0.09 USD |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 4.5 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | Y# 73a, JNDA# 02-9, Schön# A53 Modern World Coins & Current Coins of the World by Richard S. Yeoman (Whitman Publishing) The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes by Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (Japan Numismatic Dealers Association) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Phoenix Hall (Hōōdō Temple, Byōdō-in) in center with Country name on top and value below
Lettering:
日 本 国
十 円
Translation:
State of Japan
10 yen
Reverse
Value and denomination within wreath
Lettering:
10
昭和四十九年
Translation: Year 49 of Shōwa
Edge
Smooth
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Comments
In Shōwa 61 (1986) a new die design was introduced with various changes to the details of the Phoenix Hall.
Three main differences as referred to in the JNDA catalog:
10 yen S63
Macro images of locations A -C
Examples from S56 and S63 | ©Idolenz
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 (1959) | 62,400,000 | 昭和三十四年 | |||||||||
| 35 (1960) | 225,900,000 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 昭和三十五年 | |||||||
| 36 (1961) | 229,900,000 | 0.19 | 昭和三十六年 | ||||||||
| 37 (1962) | 284,200,000 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 昭和三十七年 | |||||||
| 38 (1963) | 411,300,000 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 昭和三十八年 | |||||||
| 39 (1964) | 479,200,000 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 昭和三十九年 | |||||||
| 40 (1965) | 387,600,000 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 昭和四十年 | |||||||
| 41 (1966) | 395,900,000 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 昭和四十一年 | |||||||
| 42 (1967) | 158,900,000 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 昭和四十二年 | |||||||
| 43 (1968) | 363,600,000 | 0.14 | 昭和四十三年 | ||||||||
| 44 (1969) | 414,800,000 | 0.18 | 昭和四十四年 | ||||||||
| 45 (1970) | 382,700,000 | 0.24 | 昭和四十五年 | ||||||||
| 46 (1971) | 610,000,000 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 昭和四十六年 | ||||||
| 47 (1972) | 634,950,000 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 昭和四十七年 | |||||||
| 48 (1973) | 1,345,000,000 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 昭和四十八年 | ||||||
| 49 (1974) | 1,780,000,000 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 昭和四十九年 | ||||||
| 50 (1975) | 1,280,260,000 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 昭和五十年 | ||||||
| 51 (1976) | 1,369,740,000 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 昭和五十一年 | |||||||
| 52 (1977) | 1,467,000,000 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 昭和五十二年 | ||||||
| 53 (1978) | 1,435,000,000 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 昭和五十三年 | ||||||
| 54 (1979) | 1,207,000,000 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 昭和五十四年 | ||||||
| 55 (1980) | 1,127,000,000 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 昭和五十五年 | |||||||
| 56 (1981) | 1,369,000,000 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 昭和五十六年 | ||||||
| 57 (1982) | 890,000,000 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 昭和五十七年 | |||||||
| 58 (1983) | 870,000,000 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 昭和五十八年 | ||||||
| 59 (1984) | 533,850,000 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 昭和五十九年 | |||||||
| 60 (1985) | 335,150,000 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 昭和六十年 | |||||||
| 61 (1986) | 昭和六十一年, new design | ||||||||||
| 61 (1986) | 68,960,000 | 昭和六十一年, old design | |||||||||
| 62 (1987) | 165,545,000 | 0.10 | 昭和六十二年 | ||||||||
| 62 (1987) | 230,000 | 昭和六十二年 ; Proof | |||||||||
| 63 (1988) | 617,912,000 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 昭和六十三年 | ||||||
| 63 (1988) | 200,000 | 昭和六十三年 ; Proof | |||||||||
| 64 (1989) | 74,692,000 | 昭和六十四年 | |||||||||
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