5 sen coin

Five Sen
Japan
Value ​ 1⁄20 Japanese Yen
Shape circular
Composition Several different metals
Years of minting 1870–1946
Obverse
Design Various, depending on year.
Reverse
Design Various, depending on year.

The 5 sen coin (五銭銀貨) was a Japanese coin worth one twentieth of a Japanese yen, as 100 sen equalled 1 yen.[1] These coins were minted from the late 19th century until the end of World War II. Like the other denominations of sen, these coins were eventually taken out of circulation at the end of 1953.[2] While not in circulation anymore, these coins are bought and sold by numismatics for academic study, and by those with a hobby.

Composition

Years Material
1870–1880[3][4]80% Silver, 20% Copper
1888–1932[5][6]75% Copper, 25% Nickel
1933–1938[7][6]100% Nickel
1938–1940[8][6]95% Copper, 5% Aluminium
1940–1943[9][6]100% Aluminium
1944[10][6]93% Tin, 7% Zinc
1945–1946[11][6]93% Tin, 7% Zinc

Circulation figures

Meiji

The following are circulation figures for five sen coins that were minted between the 3rd, and 39th year of Meiji's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 明治 (Meiji), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below "四十二" would read as "year 24" or 1891. Some of the mintages included cover more than one variety of a given coin.

  • "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperors name" (Ex: 年 ← 四十二 ← 治明)
Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6]
3rd 三 1870 N/A
4th 四 1871 1,665,613[12]
6th 六 1873 TY1 5,593,172[3]
6th 六 1873 TY2 Include. with total.
7th 七 1874 7,806,493[3]
8th 八 1875 TY3 6,396,784[3]
8th 八 1875 TY4 Include. with total.
9th 九 1876 5,546,424[3]
10th 十 1877 TY1 22,024,167[3]
10th 十 1877 TY2 Include. with total.
13th 三十 1880 79[3]
21st 一十二 1888 Unknown[13]
22nd 二十二 1889 28,841,944[14]
24th 四十二 1891 15,924,782[14]
25th 五十二 1892 TY1 Not circulated[3]
25th 五十二 1892 TY2 9,510,289[14]
26th 六十二 1893 8,531,858[14]
27th 七十二 1894 14,680,000[14]
28th 八十二 1895 1,030,000[14]
29th 九十二 1896 5,119,988[14]
30th 十三 1897 7,857,669[14]
31st 一十三 1898 18,197,271[15]
32nd 二十三 1899 10,658,052[15]
33rd 三十三 1900 2,426,632[15]
34th 四十三 1901 7,124,824
35th 五十三 1902 24,478,544
36th 六十三 1903 372,000
37th 七十三 1904 1,628,000
38th 八十三 1905 6,000,000
39th 九十三 1906 Not circulated

Taishō

The following are circulation figures for five sen coins that were minted between the 6th and 12th year of Taishō's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 大正 (Taishō), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below "二十" would read as "year 12" or 1923. There are two types of varieties for year 9 (1920) coins being a reduction in size, and weight.[6]

  • "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperors name" (Ex: 年 ← 二十 ← 正大)
Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6]
6th 六 1917 6,781,830
7th 七 1918 9,131,201
8th 八 1919 44,980,633
9th 九 1920 TY1 21,906,326
9th 九 1920 TY2 100,455,537
10th 十 1921 133,020,000
11th 一十 1922 163,980,000
12th 二十 1923 80,000,000

Showa

The following are circulation figures for five sen coins that were minted between the 7th, and 21st year of Emperor Showa's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 昭和 (Showa), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below "二十" would read as "year 12" or 1937. Some of the mintages included cover more than one coin variety for a given year.

  • "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperors name" (Ex: 年 ← 二十 ← 和昭)
Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6]
7th 七 1932 8,000,394
8th 八 1933 16,150,808
9th 九 1934 33,851,607
10th 十 1935 13,680,677
11th 一十 1936 36,321,796
12th 二十 1937 44,402,201
13th 三十 1938 TY1 10,000,000 (4 known)
13th 三十 1938 TY2 90,001,977
14th 四十 1939 97,903,873
15th 五十 1940 TY1 34,501,216
15th 五十 1940 TY2 167,638,000
16th 六十 1941 TY1 242,361,000
16th 六十 1941 TY2 478,023,877
17th 七十 1942 Include. with 1941 TY2
18th 八十 1943 276,493,742
19th 九十 1944 70,000,000
20th 十二 1945 180,000,000
21st 一十二 1946 Include. with 1945

References

  1. ↑ "Japan 5, 10, 20, 50 Sen and 1 Yen (Fakes are possible) 1873 to 1900". www.coinquest.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "小額通貨の整理及び支払金の端数計算に関する法律" [A law of the abolition of currencies in a small denomination and rounding off a fraction, July 15, 1953 Law No.60]. www.shugiin.go.jp. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Japan 5 Sen Yr.10(1877)-Yr.9(1876)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "5銭銀貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "5銭白銅貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler. Collecting World Coins 10th edition. Krause Publications. p. 430.
  7. ↑ "5銭ニッケル貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "5銭アルミニウム青銅貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "5銭アルミニウム貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "5銭錫貨(2)" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "5銭錫貨(3)" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Japan 5 Sen Yr.4(1871)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Japan 5 Sen Yr.21 (1888)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Japan 5 Sen Yr.22(1889)-Yr.30(1897)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  15. 1 2 3 "Japan 5 Sen Yr.30(1897)-Yr.39(1906)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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