10 yen coin

The 10 yen coin (十円硬貨, Jū-en kōka) is one denomination of Japanese yen.

Ten yen
Japan
Value10 Japanese yen
Mass4.5 g
Diameter23.5 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
EdgeReeded (1951-1958)
Smooth (1959-)
Composition95% Cu
3-4% Zn
1-2% Sn[1]
Years of minting1871–present
Catalog number-
Obverse
DesignPhoenix Hall of Byōdō-in
Design date1951
Reverse
DesignBay laurel leaves
Design date1951

The obverse of the coin depicts the Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in, a Buddhist temple in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, with the kanji for "Japan" and "Ten Yen". The reverse shows the numerals "10" and the date of issue in kanji surrounded by bay laurel leaves.

History

10-yen coins issued between 1951 and 1958 have reeded edges, while 10-yen coins issued from 1959 onward do not.

Composition
Years Material
1871–1910[2][3]90% gold, 10% copper
1950–1951Copper-nickel (Not released)
1951–present[1][4]95% copper, 3.5% zinc, 1.5% tin

Circulation figures
10 yen coin from 1871 (year 4)
Design 1 - (1871–1880)
10 yen coin from 1897 (year 30)
Design 2 - (1897–1910)

Meiji

The following are circulation figures for the coins that were minted between the 4th, and the 43rd year of Meiji's reign. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 明治 (Meiji). Patterns that include the rare 1870 dated coin are not included here.

  • Inscriptions on Japanese coins from this period are read clockwise from right to left:

"Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name" (Ex: 年 ← 五十三 ← 治明)

Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage
04 4th 四 1871 1,867,032[2]
09 9th 九 1876 1,925[3]
10th 十 1877 36[3]
13th 三十 1880 136[3]
25th 五十二 1892 Not circulated
30th 十三 1897 2,422,146[5]
31st 一十三 1898 3,176,134[5]
32nd 二十三 1899 1,743,006[5]
33rd 三十三 1900 1,114,766[5]
34th 四十三 1901 1,654,682[5]
35th 五十三 1902 3,023,940[5]
36th 六十三 1903 2,902,184[5]
37th 七十三 1904 724,548[5]
40th 十四 1907 157,684[5]
41st 一十四 1908 1,160,674[5]
42nd 二十四 1909 2,165,660[5]
43rd 三十四 1910 8,982[5]

Shōwa
10 yen coin from 1950 (year 25)
Design 1 - (1950–1951) Never Released
10 yen coin from 1951 (year 26)
Design 2 - (1951–1958) Reeded
10 yen coin from 1952 (year 27)showing its reeded edge
10 yen coin from 1959 (year 34)
Design 2 - (1959–present) Smooth

The following are circulation dates which cover Emperor Hirohito's reign. The dates below correspond with the 26th to the 64th year (last) of his reign. All ten yen coins that were made before 1959 have reeded edges, this has since changed to the present day smooth edge. Coins for this period will all begin with the Japanese symbol 昭和 (Shōwa).

  • Japanese coins are read with a left to right format:
"Emperors name" → "Number representing year of reign" → "Year" (Ex: 昭和 → 三十四 → 年).
Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6][lower-alpha 1]
25th 二十五 1950 (Copper/nickel) 00 Not released
26th 二十六 1951 (Copper/nickel) 00 Not released
26th 二十六 1951 101,068,000
27th 二十七 1952 486,632,000
28th 二十八 1953 466,300,000
29th 二十九 1954 520,900,000
30th 三十 1955 123,100,000
32nd 三十二 1957 50,000,000
33rd 三十三 1958 25,000,000
34th 三十四 1959 62,400,000
35th 三十五 1960 225,900,000
36th 三十六 1961 229,900,000
37th 三十七 1962 284,200,000
38th 三十八 1963 411,300,000
39th 三十九 1964 479,200,000
40th 四十 1965 387,600,000
41st 四十一 1966 395,900,000
42nd 四十二 1967 158,900,000
43rd 四十三 1968 363,600,000
44th 四十四 1969 414,800,000
45th 四十五 1970 382,700,000
46th 四十六 1971 610,050,000
47th 四十七 1972 634,950,000
48th 四十八 1973 1345 1,345,000,000
49th 四十九 1974 1780 1,780,000,000
50th 五十 1975 1280 1,280,260,000
51st 五十一 1976 1369 1,369,740,000
52nd 五十二 1977 1467 1,467,000,000
53rd 五十三 1978 1435 1,435,000,000
54th 五十四 1979 1207 1,207,000,000
55th 五十五 1980 1127 1,127,000,000
56th 五十六 1981 1369 1,369,000,000
57th 五十七 1982 890,000,000
58th 五十八 1983 870,000,000
59th 五十九 1984 533,850,000
60th 六十 1985 335,150,000
61st 六十一 1986 68,960,000
62nd 六十二 1987 165,775,000
63rd 六十三 1988 618,112,000
64th 六十四 1989 74,692,000

Heisei
Heisei 10 yen coin from 2006 (year 18)
Phoenix Hall is featured on the obverse side of the coin.

The following are circulation dates in the reign of the current Emperor. Akihito was crowned in 1989, which is marked with a 元 symbol on the coin as a one year type. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 平成 (Heisei).

  • Japanese coins are read with a left to right format:
"Emperors name" → "Number representing year of reign" → "Year" (Ex: 平成 → 十 → 年).
Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6][lower-alpha 1]
01 1st 元 1989 666,308,000
02 2nd 二 1990 754,953,000
03 3rd 三 1991 632,120,000
04 4th 四 1992 538,130,000
05 5th 五 1993 249,240,000
06 6th 六 1994 190,767,000
07 7th 七 1995 248,874,000
08 8th 八 1996 546,213,000
09 9th 九 1997 491,086,000
10th 十 1998 410,612,000
11th 十一 1999 359,120,000
12th 十二 2000 315,026,000
13th 十三 2001 542,024,000
14th 十四 2002 455,667,000
15th 十五 2003 551,406,000
16th 十六 2004 592,903,000
17th 十七 2005 504,029,000
18th 十八 2006 440,594,000
19th 十九 2007 388,904,000
20th 二十 2008 362,811,000
21st 二十一 2009 338,003,000
22nd 二十二 2010 328,905,000
23rd 二十三 2011 255,936,000
24th 二十四 2012 279,211,000
25th 二十五 2013 100,892,000
26th 二十六 2014 171,013,000
27th 二十七 2015 203,004,000
28th 二十八 2016 198,064,000
29th 二十九 2017 124,927,000
30th 三十 2018 178,960,000
31st 三十一 2019 197,594,000

Reiwa

The following are circulation dates in the reign of the current Emperor. Naruhito's accession to the Crysanthemum Throne took place on May 1, 2019 and he was formally enthroned on October 22, 2019. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 令和 (Reiwa). The inaugural year coin (2019) was marked 元 (first) and debuted during the summer of that year.[7]

Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[6][lower-alpha 1]
1st 元 2019 137,026,000
2nd 二 2020 TBD

Notes
  1. Mintages on the Japan Mint website are in thousands

References
  1. "10 yen coin". Bank of Japan. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  2. "Japan 10 Yen Y# 12". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. "Japan 10 Yen Y# 12a". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. "10円青銅貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. "Japan 10 Yen Y# 33". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. "年銘別貨幣製造枚数" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Mint. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. "Reiwa coins to debut summer 2019".
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