Japan

JAPAN

coins: 52

banknotes: 0

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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

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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 20^th 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.