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50 Yen - Shōwa

50 Yen - Shōwa - awers50 Yen - Shōwa - reverse

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Features

Issuer Japan
Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 34-41 (1959-1966)
Calendar Japanese - Shōwa era
Value 50 Yen
50 JPY = USD 0.31
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Nikiel
Weight 5 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Okrągły z okrągłym otworem
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
3623
References Y# 76
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
, JNDA# 02-6
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (publisher). 日本貨幣カタログ. Japan Numismatic Dealers Association, Tokyo, Japan (37 volumes).
, Schön# 54
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Chryzantema wokół środkowego otworu, autorytet na górze, wartość na doleAutomatically translated

Lettering:
日 本 国
五 十 円

Reverse

Wartość na górze, środkowy otwór otoczony kropkami, data na doleAutomatically translated

Lettering:
50
昭和四十年

Edge

ZwykłyAutomatically translated

50 Yen - Shōwa -  awers

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Mint

Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Japan

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
34 (1959)  23 900 000 $ 0.32 $ 1.00 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.70 (en) 昭和三十四年 18%
35 (1960)  6 000 000 $ 4.20 $ 4.80 $ 11 (en) 昭和三十五年 5%
36 (1961)  16 000 000 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 3.00 $ 7.10 (en) 昭和三十六年 9%
37 (1962)  Photo 50 300 000 $ 0.77 $ 0.77 $ 0.77 $ 2.00 (en) 昭和三十七年 21%
38 (1963)  55 000 000 $ 0.35 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.40 $ 2.00 (en) 昭和三十八年 21%
39 (1964)  69 200 000 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 (en) 昭和三十九年 22%
40 (1965)  Photo 189 300 000 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.40 (en) 昭和四十年 41%
41 (1966)  171 500 000 $ 0.69 $ 0.84 $ 1.40 $ 1.60 (en) 昭和四十一年 18%

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Picture 1 of the example of 50 Yen - Shōwa
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37 (1962) – (en) 昭和三十七年 (see more)
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Picture 1 of a sold 50 Yen - Shōwa
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Auction 194
Lot 1185
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15 May 2026 40 (1965) – (en) 昭和四十年 UNC Unsold
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