Japan
JAPAN
coins: 52
banknotes: 0
Emperor Hirohito 1926-1989 / Showa
1 yen (1955-1989)
1964,1965,1972,1980,1984,1987,1989
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5 Yen (1949-1958)
1953
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5 Yen (1959-1989)
1965,1971,1973,1980,1981,1988,1989
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10 Yen (1951-1958)
reeded edge
1953
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10 Yen (1959-1989)
1967,1972,1975,1976,1977,1978,1980,1981,1982,1985,1988
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50 Yen (1951-1958)
1958
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50 Yen (1967-1988)
1975,1978
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100 Yen (1967-1989)
1969,1977
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500 Yen (1982-1989)
1988
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Emperor Akihito 1989-2019 / Heisei
1 Yen (1989+)
1989,1991,1992,1993,1994,1996,1997,1998
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5 Yen (1989+)
1992
****
10 Yen (1989+)
1989,1991,1992,1994,1997,1998
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50 Yen (1989+)
1991,1998
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100 Yen (1989+)
1989,1997
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Dating 20th Century Japanese Coins
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Mutsuhito (Meiji), 1867-1912, years 1-45 | ![]() |
Yoshihito (Taisho), 1912-1926, years 1-15 | ![]() |
Hirohito (Showa), 1926-1989, years 1-64 | ![]() |
Akihito (Heisei), 1989- , years 1- | ![]() |
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Emperor (Akihito) regnal year
= 10 + 7. Year = 1989 + 17 = 2006 AD.
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Emperor (Hirohito) regnal year (now L to R)
= 5 x 10 + 6 = 56. Date 1926 + 56 = 1982 AD.
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