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100 Yen - Shōwa

Features

Country	Japan
Emperor	Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	34-41 (1959-1966)
Calendar	Japanese - Shōwa era
Value	100 Yen 100 JPY = 0.92 USD
Currency	Yen (1871-date)
Composition	Silver (.600) (60% Silver, 30% Copper, 10% Zinc)
Weight	4.8 g
Diameter	22.5 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	Y# 78, Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins: 1850-1964 (14^th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, USA. ISBN 9780794820565. Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira Friedberg; 1988. Current Coins of the World (8^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Clifton, USA. ISBN 9780871848017. JNDA# 02-3, Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2017. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 9784930810212. Schön# 55 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461185. Gerhard Schön, Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461383.

Obverse

Sheaf of rice in center, authority on top, value below

Lettering:
日　本　国
　百　円

Translation:
State of Japan
100 Yen

Reverse

Value in front of horizontal reeded mirrored segments, regnal era on top, date below

Lettering:
昭　和
１００
三十九年

Translation:
Shōwa

Year 39

Edge

Reeded

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
34 (1959)	110,000,000		3.22	4.50	4.12	2.74	51%	三十四年
35 (1960)	50,000,000		2.50	4.71			23%	三十五年
36 (1961)	15,000,000		3.84	3.49			10%	三十六年
38 (1963)	45,000,000		2.50	4.92	4.17		19%	三十八年
39 (1964)	10,000,000		4.09	3.44	6.99	10.64	8%	三十九年
40 (1965)	62,500,000		2.98	3.36	5.56	4.58	19%	四十年
41 (1966)	97,500,000	8.62	3.16	4.90	4.37	4.04	28%	四十一年

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