Coin Types from Japan

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Guide to Reading Japanese Coin Dates

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   n/a 50 Mon ND(1835-1870) Tempo Tsuho (pattern?) From trusted seller Bob Butler
$ c7 100 Mon ND(1835-1870) Tempo Tsuho
$ c12 1 Shu 1853-1865 ASW=0.0588 From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ c16a 1 Bu ND(1859-1868) ASW=0.2422
$ c21d 2 Bu ND(1868-1869) gold Image from Roger Zimmerman
$ y15 1 Rin (1873-1892)
$ y41 5 Rin (1916-1919) Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y16 1/2 Sen (1873-1892)
$ y17.1 1 Sen (1873-1877)
$ y17.2 1 Sen (1880-1892)
$ y20 1 Sen (1898-1906) Contributed Image
$ y35 1 Sen (1913-1915) Contributed Image
$ y42 1 Sen (1916-1924) From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y47 1 Sen (1927-1938)
$ y55 1 Sen (1938)
$ y56 1 Sen (1938-1940)
$ y59 1 Sen (1941-1943)
$ y62 1 Sen (1944-1945)
$ km110 1 Sen (1945) baked clay Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y18 2 Sen (1873-1884)
$ y6 5 Sen (1871) ASW=0.0321 Contributed Image
$ y19 5 Sen (1889-1897)
$ y21 5 Sen (1897-1906) Contributed Image
$ y22 5 Sen (1873-1880) ASW=0.0344 Contributed Image
$ y43 5 Sen (1917-1920))
$ y44 5 Sen (1920-1923)
$ y48 5 Sen (1932) Yr.7
$ y53 5 Sen (1933-1938)
$ y57 5 Sen (1938-1941) aluminum-bronze
$ y60 5 Sen (1940-1941)
$ y60a 5 Sen (1941-1943)
$ y63 5 Sen (1944)
$ y65 5 Sen (1945-1946)
$ y23 10 Sen (1873-1906) ASW=0.0693 From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y29 10 Sen (1907-1912) ASW=0.0521
$ y36.1 10 Sen (1912) ASW=0.0521
$ y36.2 10 Sen (1913-1917) ASW=0.0521 From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y45 10 Sen (1920-1926)
$ y49 10 Sen (1927-1932)
$ y54 10 Sen (1933-1937)
$ y58 10 Sen (1938-1940)
$ y61 10 Sen (1940-1943) aluminum 1.5g
   y61a 10 Sen (1941-1943) aluminum 1.2g
$ y64 10 Sen (1944)
$ y68 10 Sen (1945,1946) aluminum
$ y3 20 Sen (1870-1871) ASW=0.1286 Contributed Image
$ y24 20 Sen (1873-1905) ASW=0.1386 Contributed Image
$ y30 20 Sen (1906-1911) Yr.39-44 ASW=0.1042 Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y25 50 Sen (1873-1905) silver ASW=0.3467
$ y31 50 Sen (1906-1912) ASW=0.2598
$ y37 50 Sen (1912-1917) ASW=0.2605 Contributed Image
$ y46 50 Sen (1922-1938) ASW=0.1146
$ y50 50 Sen (1928-1938) ASW=0.1146 Contributed Image
$ y67 50 Sen (1946-1947)
$ y69 50 Sen (1947,1948)
$ ya25.3 1 Yen (1887-1912) ASW=0.7801
$ y38 1 Yen (1914) ASW=0.7801 Contributed Image
$ y70 1 Yen (1948-1950)
$ y74 1 Yen (1955-1989)
$ y95.1 1 Yen (1989)
$ y95.2 1 Yen (1990--)
$ y71 5 Yen (1948-1958)
$ y72 5 Yen (1949-1958) old script
$ y72a 5 Yen (1959-1989) new script
$ y96.1 5 Yen (1989)
$ y96.2 5 Yen (1990--)
$ y73 10 Yen (1951-1958) reeded edge
$ y73a 10 Yen (1959-1988) plain edge From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y97.1 10 Yen (1989)
$ y97.2 10 Yen (1990--)
$ y75 50 Yen (1955-1958)
$ y76 50 Yen (1959-1966)
$ y81 50 Yen (1967-1988)
$ y101.1 50 Yen (1989)
$ y101.2 50 Yen (1990--)
$ y77 100 Yen (1957-1958) ASW=0.0926
$ y78 100 Yen (1959-1966) silver ASW=0.0926
$ y79 100 Yen (1964) Olympic Games ASW=0.0926
$ y82 100 Yen (1967--)
$ y83 100 Yen (1970) Osaka Expo
$ y84 100 Yen (1972) Winter Olympics - Sapporo
$ y85 100 Yen (1975) Okinawa Expo
$ y86 100 Yen (1976) 50 yrs of Reign
$ y98.1 100 Yen (1989)
$ y98.2 100 Yen (1990--)
   new 100 Yen (2015 Yr-27) High Speed Train Hokuriku From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2015 Yr-27) High Speed Train Joetsu From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2015 Yr-27) High Speed Train Sanyo From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2015 Yr-27) High Speed Train Tohoku From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2015 Yr-27) High Speed Train Tokaido From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2016 Yr-28) High Speed Train Akita From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2016 Yr-28) High Speed Train Hokkaido From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2016 Yr-28) High Speed Train Kyushu From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
   new 100 Yen (2016 Yr-28) High Speed Train Yamagata From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y88 500 Yen (1985) Mt. Tsukuba Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y89 500 Yen (1985) Prime Ministers Residence Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y87 500 Yen (1982-1989)
$ y90 500 Yen (1986) Shishinden Palace Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y93 500 Yen (1988) Selkan Tunnel Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y94 500 Yen (1988) Seto Bridge Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y99.1 500 Yen (1989) Pawlownia flower Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y99.2 500 Yen (1990-1999) Image from Han van Hattum
$ y102 500 Yen (1990) Emperors Carriage Image from Andrej Smrdu
$ y106 500 Yen (1992) Reversion of Okinawa Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y107 500 Yen (1993) Royal Wedding of Prince
$ y110 500 Yen (1994) Kansai International Airport Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y111 500 Yen (1994) 12th Asian Games - runners Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y112 500 Yen (1994) 12th Asian Games - swimmers Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y113 500 Yen (1994) 12th Asian Games - jumper Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y114 500 Yen (1997) Olympic Snowboarder Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y117 500 Yen (1997) Olympic Bobsledding Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y118 500 Yen (1998) Olympic Acrobat skier Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y123 500 Yen (1999) Mt. Fuji and chrysanthemums Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y125 500 Yen (2001--)
$ y126 500 Yen (2002) Soccer - Europe and Africa Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y127 500 Yen (2002) Soccer - Asia and Oceania Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y128 500 Yen (2002) Soccer - North and South America Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y133 500 Yen (2005) Expo - Aichi Japan Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y137 500 Yen (2007) 50 yrs. Antarctic Research Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y139 500 Yen (2008) Japan-Brazil Exchange Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y141 500 Yen (2008,Yr.20) Hokaido Prefecture Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y143 500 Yen (2008,Yr.20) Kyoto Prefecture Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y145 500 Yen (2008,Yr.20) Shimane Prefecture Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y147 500 Yen (2009,Yr.21) Nagano Prefecture - Zenkoji Temple Image from Paolo Sannino
$ y149 500 Yen (2009,Yr.21) Niigata Prefecture - Crested Ibises Image from Paolo Sannino
$ y153 500 Yen (2009,Yr.21) Ibaraki Prefecture Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y155 500 Yen (2009,Yr.21) Nara Prefecture Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y157 500 Yen (2009,Yr.21) 20th Anniversary of the Reign of Emperor Heisei Image from Vic Krysko
$ y159 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Kochi Prefecture - Sakamoto Ryoma Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y161 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Gifu Prefecture - Shirakawa Village Image from Zdravko Bosnjak
$ y163 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Fukui Prefecture - Fukuiraptor From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y165 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Aichi Prefecture From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y167 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Aomori Prefecture From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y169 500 Yen (2010,Yr.22) Saga Prefecture
$ y171 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Toyama Prefecture From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y173 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Tottori Prefecture
$ y175 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Kumamoto Prefecture
$ y177 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Shiga Prefecture From trusted seller WorldCoinGuy
$ y179 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Iwate Prefecture
$ y181 500 Yen (2011,Yr.23) Akita Prefecture
$ y183 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Okinawa Prefecture
$ y185 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Kanagawa Prefecture
$ y187 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Miyazaki Prefecture
   y189 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Tochigi Prefecture
   y191 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Hyogo Prefecture
   y193 500 Yen (2012,Yr.24) Oita Prefecture
   y196 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Miyagi Prefecture
   y198 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Hiroshima Prefecture
   y200 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Gunma Prefecture
   y202 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Yamanashi Prefecture
   y204 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Shizuoka Prefecture
   y206 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Okayama Prefecture
   y208 500 Yen (2013,Yr.25) Kagoshima Prefecture
$ y80 1000 Yen (1964) Tokyo Olympics ASW=0.5948 Image from Zdravko Bosnjak

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This is my collection of world coins. Here you will find foreign coin photos, coin values and other information useful for coin collecting. Some coins came from the coin mint, some came from coin dealers, some came from coin auction. Some are stored in coin folders, others are stored using other coin supplies. Many of these coins are silver coins and a few are gold coins. This information is useful for coin collecting software and cataloging coin types and coin values in U.S. dollars.