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Japanese coin 5 yen Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen Emperor Hirohito Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989) 5 yen 1948-1949 5 yen 1949 (1948, 1949) brass Diameter 22.0 mm. Edge smooth circulation coinage 5 / National Diet Building / YEN GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / pigeon / SHŌWA 24 YEAR KM#71 Coin value - $1. 5 yen 1949-1958 5 yen 1950. They are part of the Japanese Yen coins series. The Japan Mint started issuing these 5 Japanese Yen coins in 1959. They are currently still in circulation. This Japanese gold-colored 5 yen coin has a diameter of 22mm and weighs 3.75g. The five yen coin has a centre hole. Text on the brass ¥5 piece reads ‘Nippon’. Do you have a 5 Japanese Yen coin?

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

Previous - Japanese old coins (before 1948)
See also - Japanese commemorative coins

Empire of Japan

Japanese yen symbol - ¥
Japanese yen code - JPY

Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)

Reform 1948
Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen

500 yen 1983 (1982-1989)
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.0 g.
500 / SHŌWA 58 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN
Y#87
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1957 (1957-1958)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
YEAR 32 SHŌWA / sun in sakura cartouche / 100 YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / phoenix / 100 YEN
Y#77
Coin value - $4-5

100 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR

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GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / sheaf of rice / 100 YEN
Y#78
Coin value - $3-4

100 yen 1988 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#82
Coin value - $1-2

100 yen 1964
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
commemorative coin
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
TOKYO 1964 / 100 / SHŌWA 39 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Olympic torch and rings / 100 YEN
Y#79
Coin value - $4-5

50 yen 1956 (1955-1958)
nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.5 g.
SHŌWA / 50 / 31 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flower / 50 YEN
Y#75
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1959 (1959-1966)
copper-nickel
Diameter 25.0 mm. Weight 5.0 g.
50 /SHŌWA 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum / 50 YEN
Y#76
Coin value - $2-3

50 yen 1973 (1967-1988)
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 /SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#81
Coin value - $1-2

10 yen 1982 (1951-1989)
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 /SHŌWA 57YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#73 (1951-1958, edge reeded) and Y#73a (1951-1958, edge smooth)
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1949 (1948-1949)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g..
5 / National Diet Building / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / pigeon / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
Y#71
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1950 (1949-1958)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
circulation coinage, old script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
Y#72
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1967 (1959-1989)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
circulation coinage, new script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
Y#72a
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1950 (1948-1950)
brass
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 3.2 g..
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
1 YEN / orange flower
Y#70
Coin value - ~$1

1 yen 1972 (1955-1989)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#74
Coin value - <$1

Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (from 1989)

500 yen 1989
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.2 g.
500 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN
Y#99.1
Coin value - $10-15

500 yen 2009 (1990-)
nickel-brass
Diameter 26.5 mm. Weight 7.2 g.
500 / HEISEI 21 YEAR / mandarin oranges and bamboo leaves
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / paulownia flowering plants / 500 YEN
Y#99.2
Coin value - $5-7

100 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#98.1
Coin value - $4-8

100 yen 2014 (1990-)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g.
100 / HEISEI 26 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
Y#98.2
Coin value - $1-3

50 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#101.1
Coin value - ~$1

50 yen 1998 (1990-)
copper-nickel
Diameter 21.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.
50 / HEISEI 10 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / chrysanthemum flowers / 50 YEN
Y#101.2
Coin value - ~$1

10 yen 1989
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#97.1
Coin value - <$1

10 yen 2003 (1990-)
bronze
Diameter 23.5 mm. Weight 4.5 g.
10 / HEISEI 15 YEAR / wreath
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Byōdō-in temple / 10 YEN
Y#97.2
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1989
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
Y#96.1
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 2013 (1990-)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g.
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI 25 YEAR
Y#96.2
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1989
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#95.1
Coin value - <$1

1 yen 1993 (1990-)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g.
1 YEN / HEISEI 5 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
Y#95.2
Coin value - <$1

Japanese coins by the face value:
500 yen
100 yen
50 yen
10 yen
5 yen
1 yen

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen

Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)

5 yen 1948-1949

5 yen 1949
(1948, 1949)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 4.0 g.. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 / National Diet Building / YEN
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / pigeon / SHŌWA 24 YEAR
KM#71
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1949-1958

5 yen 1950
(1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage, old script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
KM#72
Coin value - ~$1

5 yen 1959-1989

5 yen 1967
(1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage, new script
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / SHŌWA 42 YEAR
KM#72a
Coin value - <$1

Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (from 1989)

5 yen 1989

5 yen 1989
brass
Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
KM#96.1
Coin value - <$1

5 yen 1990 and later

5 yen 2013 (1990-)
brass

5 Yen Bill

Diameter 22.0 mm. Weight 3.75 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
5 YEN / stalk of rice
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / two leafs / HEISEI 25 YEAR

5 Yen Paper Money

KM#96.2

5 Yen Paper

Coin value - <$1