Coin Information
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Name of coin
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五円硬貨
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Year(s) Issued
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1959
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Issuer
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N/A
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Countries Issued in
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Japan
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Face Value
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0.05 ¥
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Material
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Copper, Zinc
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Mintage
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The 5 yen coin, known in Japanese as 5円硬貨(Go-enkoka), is one denomination of Japanese yen. The current design was first minted in 1959 using Japanese characters known as the "new script", and were also minted from 1949-1958 using "old-script" Japanese characters.
Design[]
The front of the coin depicts a rice plant growing out of the water, with "five yen" written in kanji; the back is stamped with "Japan" and the year of issue, also in kanji, separated by sprouts of a tree. The three graphic elements of the coin represent agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the key elements of the Japanese first-sector economy. Around a hole, there is a gear that represent industry. It is the only Japanese coin in circulation to lack Arabic numerals on either face. 5 Yen coins usually loose shine in a year or in a couple of months.
No arabic numerals?[]
How should non-Japanese know what the coin's value is if it doesn't have a numeral 5? In cartoons, the coin does have a numeral 5 in place of kanji symbols.
Japanese Yen | |
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Circulated | 1 • 5 • 10 • 50 • 100 • 500 |
Uncirculated | 0.01 • 0.05 • 0.10 • 0.50 • 1 • 5 |
World War II | 0.01 • 0.05 • 0.10 |
JPY 5 Yen Dates | |
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1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 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 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |