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[[Image:Japan H5 yen obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stonecat Collection]]
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This specimen was struck for [[Japan]] by the Tokyo mint, which issued this type 1989-2019. It was issued in collector sets only for years 2009-13 and 2016-19. The aluminum yen was introduced in 1955 as part of Macarthur's currency reform of 1948, which dropped all denominations under one yen. A similar type was issued under Hirohito's name in immense quantities.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,260,990,000 plus 227,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 1 g, aluminum, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM Y95.

''[[Bibliography|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:''
* [[Japan 1987 (S62) yen|1987 (S62) yen]]
* [[Japan 1990 100000 yen|1990 (H3) 100,000 yen, Enthronement of Akihito]]
* [[Japan 1993 (H5) 50000 yen|1993 (H5) 50,000 yen, wedding of the crown prince]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1993]]

[[Category:Aluminum coins of the world]]

Japan 1993 (H5) yen - Revision history

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