The Japan Mint started issuing these 100 Japanese Yen coins in 1967. They are currently still in circulation. The coin of 100 Japanese yen has a diameter of 22.6mm and weighs 4.8g. The word ‘Nippon’ is inscripted on the copper-nickel piece, meaning ‘Japan’.
- 1 yen Aluminum Coin The 1-yen coin, which was first issued in 1955, is the oldest coin among presently-manufactured coins and marked its 50th anniversary in 2005. The design has not changed for more than 50 years. A young tree on the obverse side symbolizes the healthy growth of Japan.
- For the first time ever, there is a collectors’ coin made from 0.999 pure silver that is backed by the value of a digital currency. Every three months there will be a new coin released, strictly limited to 10,000 units. Each coin is to be minted from the purest 0.999 silver, capsuled, certified,.
ONLINE COINS CATALOG |
Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen
Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)
1 yen 1948-1950
1 yen 1950
(1948, 1949, 1950)
brass
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 3.2 g.. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / 1 YEN / SHŌWA 25 YEAR
1 YEN / orange flower
KM#70
Coin value - ~$1
1 yen 1955-1989
1 yen 1972
(1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
1 YEN / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
KM#74
Coin value - <$1
Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (from 1989)
1 yen 1989
1 yen 1989
aluminum
Yen Coins Worth Money
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
1 YEN / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YEN
KM#95.1
Coin value - <$1
1 yen 1990 and later
1 yen 1993 (1990-)
aluminum
Diameter 20.0 mm. Weight 1.0 g. Edge smooth
circulation coinage
1 YEN / HEISEI 5 YEAR
Yen Coins And Value
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / bamboo / 1 YENKM#95.2
Coin value - <$1