Japan 1968 (S43) 50 yen

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was struck for Japan by the Tokyo mint, which issued this type 1967-88. The fifty yen was introduced in 1955 as part of Macarthur's currency reform of 1948, which dropped all denominations under one yen. The hole was added in 1959 and the coin shrunk to its current size in 1967. It is still being issued today under Akihito's name.

Recorded mintage: 200,000,000.

Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM Y81.

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:

• 1963 50 yen
• Japan 1964 1000 yen Olympic
• 1967 (S42) yen
• 1967 100 yen
• 1975 yen
• 1974 50 yen
• Coins and currency dated 1968