5 Yen - Shōwa Gothic style
Features
| Issuer |
Japan
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shōwa (1926-1989)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 34-64 (1959-1989) |
| Calendar | Japanese - Shōwa era |
| Value | 5 Yen 5 JPY = USD 0.034 |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Brass (60-70% Copper, 40-30% Zinc) |
| Weight | 3.75 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 929 |
| References |
Y# 72a,  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.  Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2022. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Hole in center flanked by seed leaf, authority on top and date below.
Lettering:
日 本 国
昭和四十八年
Translation:
State of Japan
Year 48 of Shōwa
Reverse
Large bending stalk of rice representing agriculture on top, water with value at the bottom representing fisheries, and teeth of a cog around the central hole representing industry.
Lettering: 五円
Translation: 5 yen
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Hiroshima, JapanSee also
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 34 (1959) | 33 000 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.26 | $ 0.27 | $ 1.10 | 4% | 昭和三十四年 | ||||||
| 35 (1960) | 34 800 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.31 | 3% | 昭和三十五年 | |||||||
| 36 (1961) | 61 000 000 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.90 | 4% | 昭和三十六年 | |||||||
| 37 (1962) | 126 700 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.45 | 6% | 昭和三十七年 | |||||||
| 38 (1963) | 171 800 000 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | 7% | 昭和三十八年 | |||||||
| 39 (1964) | 379 700 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.90 | 12% | 昭和三十九年 | ||||
| 40 (1965) | 384 200 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 1.30 | 13% | 昭和四十年 | ||||
| 41 (1966) | 163 100 000 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.27 | 8% | 昭和四十一年 | |||||||
| 42 (1967) | 26 000 000 | $ 0.55 | 2% | 昭和四十二年 | |||||||||
| 43 (1968) | 114 000 000 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.27 | 5% | 昭和四十三年 | |||||||
| 44 (1969) | 240 000 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.63 | 9% | 昭和四十四年 | ||||
| 45 (1970) | 340 000 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.44 | $ 1.10 | 12% | 昭和四十五年 | |||||
| 46 (1971) | 362 050 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.55 | $ 1.10 | 12% | 昭和四十六年 | ||||
| 47 (1972) | 562 950 000 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.46 | $ 0.46 | 16% | 昭和四十七年 | ||||
| 48 (1973) | 745 000 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 | 19% | 昭和四十八年 | |||
| 49 (1974) | 950 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.63 | 22% | 昭和四十九年 | ||||
| 50 (1975) | 970 000 000 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.30 | 24% | 昭和五十年 | |||
| 51 (1976) | 200 000 000 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.53 | 6% | 昭和五十一年 | ||||||||
| 52 (1977) | 340 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | 12% | 昭和五十二年 | |||||
| 53 (1978) | 318 000 000 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.21 | 10% | 昭和五十三年 | ||||||
| 54 (1979) | 317 000 000 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | 9% | 昭和五十四年 | |||||||
| 55 (1980) | 385 000 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | 11% | 昭和五十五年 | ||||
| 56 (1981) | 95 000 000 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.32 | 4% | 昭和五十六年 | |||||||
| 57 (1982) | 455 000 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.73 | 12% | 昭和五十七年 | ||||
| 58 (1983) | 410 000 000 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.73 | 12% | 昭和五十八年 | |||||
| 59 (1984) | 202 850 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | 7% | 昭和五十九年 | |||||||
| 60 (1985) | 153 150 000 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.00 | 6% | 昭和六十年 | ||||||
| 61 (1986) | 113 960 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.18 | 4% | 昭和六十一年 | ||||||||
| 62 (1987) | 631 645 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.77 | 15% | 昭和六十二年 | ||||
| 62 (1987) | 230 000 | 0.3% | 昭和六十二年 ; Proof | ||||||||||
| 63 (1988) | 368 920 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.74 | 11% | 昭和六十三年 | |||||
| 63 (1988) | 200 000 | 0.2% | 昭和六十三年 ; Proof | ||||||||||
| 64 (1989) | 67 332 000 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.39 | 5% | 昭和六十四年 | |||||||
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