Japan 1983 (S58) 500 yen

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This five hundred yen was struck 1982-89. A similar type, issued in Akihito's name, is still in production. Most dates are common and this is no exception. Still circulating, it had a face value of about US$6.00 in February 2011, which has slipped to US$4.55 (June 2021).

Recorded mintage: 240,000,000.

Specification: 7.2 g, copper-nickel, 26.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y87.

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:

• 1964 1000 yen Olympic
• 1982 10 yen
• 1983 5 yen
• 1983 50 yen
• 1984 10 yen
• 1986 (S61) silver 10,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
• 1986 (S61) gold 100,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
• Coins and currency dated 1983
• return to coins of Japan