View source for Japan 1912 (M45) 5 yen

[[Image:Japan SB117-6889o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6889]]
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This specimen was lot 6889 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $1,116.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "JAPAN. 5 Yen, Year 45 (1912). NGC MS-64. WINGS Approved. Final year for type. Choice example with only a few stray bag marks. Nice strike, lightly toned with full cartwheel luster throughout." This type was issued intermittently 1897-1912. It represents a 50% reduction in weight from the type of 1872-97. A few gold five yen were struck for the Taisho emperor in 1913, 1924 and 1930. The modern five yen, introduced in 1949, is brass.

''Recorded mintage:'' 59,880.

''Specification:'' 4.16 g, 0.900 fine gold, .120 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-52; Y-32; JNDA-01-8. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* ''The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes,'' Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016. 

''Link to:''
* [[Japan 1911 (M44) 5 yen|1911 5 yen]]
* [[Japan 1912 (M45) 50 sen|1912 (M45) 50 sen]]
* [[Japan 1912 (T1) 50 sen|1912 50 sen]]
* [[Japan 1912 (M45) yen|1912 yen]]
* [[Japan 1912 (M45) 20 yen|1912 (M45) 20 yen]]
* [[Japan 1912 (T1) 20 yen|1912 (T1) 20 yen]]
* [[Japan 1913 (T2) 5 yen|1913 5 yen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1912]]
* return to coins of [[Japan]]

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