Japan 1967 (S42) 100 yen

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This hundred yen was issued for the emperor Hirohito and was struck 1967-88. It superseded a silver 100 yen (KM 78) struck 1959-66. This type, suitably modified for the emperor Akihito, was struck until 2019.

Recorded mintage: 432,200,000.

Specification: 4.2 g, copper-nickel, 22.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y82.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.

Link to:

• 1957 100 yen
• 1958 10 yen
• 1964 100 yen, Olympic
• 1964 1,000 yen, Olympic
• 1967 (S42) yen
• 1972 100 yen, Winter Olympics
• 1974 100 yen
• Coins and currency dated 1967
• return to coins of Japan