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[[Image:JAP_1912_perryCastanedaLibrary map collection.jpg|550px|thumb|Japan in 1912 (from the Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection)]]
 
[[Image:JAP_1912_perryCastanedaLibrary map collection.jpg|550px|thumb|Japan in 1912 (from the Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection)]]
== predecimal and provincial coinage ==
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* [[Japan (1772-1824) 2 shu]]
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the modern emperors of Japan:
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* Mutsuhito (Meiji era, 1867-1912)
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* Yoshihito (Taisho era, 1912-26)
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* Hirohito (Showa era, 1926-89)
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* Akihito (Heisei era, 1989-2019)
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* Naruhito (Reiwa era, 2019-)
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== predecimal coinage ==
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=== mon ===
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* [[Japan (1580-90) mon]], Azuchi-Momoyama Period
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* [[Japan (1865-68) 50 mon]], Keio period
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* [[Japan (1764-72) 5 momme]], Meiwa period
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* [[Japan (1710-11) mameita gin KM-32|(1710-11) mameita gin, Genbun era]]
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* [[Japan (1736-1818) mameita gin KM-C8a.1|(1736-1818) mameita gin, Genbun Era]]
 
* [[Japan (1820-37) mameita gin|(1820-37) mameita gin, Bunsei Era]]
 
* [[Japan (1820-37) mameita gin|(1820-37) mameita gin, Bunsei Era]]
 
* [[Japan (1824-32) shu]] Bunsei era
 
* [[Japan (1824-32) shu]] Bunsei era
 
* [[Japan (1829-37) shu|(1829-37) shu (isshu gin), Bunsei Era]]
 
* [[Japan (1829-37) shu|(1829-37) shu (isshu gin), Bunsei Era]]
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* [[Japan (1853-65) shu]], Kaei Era
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* [[Japan (1772-1824) 2 shu]]
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* [[Japan (1832-58) 2 shu]], Tenpo era
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=== bu ===
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* [[Japan (1819-29) bu|(1819-29) bu, Bunsei Era]]
 
* [[Japan (1837-58) bu|(1837-58) bu, Tempo era]]
 
* [[Japan (1837-58) bu|(1837-58) bu, Tempo era]]
* [[Japan (1837-43) goryoban]] = 5 ryo
 
 
* [[Japan (1859-68) bu]], Ansei Era
 
* [[Japan (1859-68) bu]], Ansei Era
* [[Japan (1856-60) 2 bu]] Ansei era
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* [[Japan (1868-69) bu]], Meiji Era
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* [[Japan (1856-60) 2 bu]], Ansei era
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* [[Japan (1860-67) 2 bu]], Manen Era
 
* [[Japan (1868-69) 2 bu]], Meiji Era
 
* [[Japan (1868-69) 2 bu]], Meiji Era
 
* [[Japan (1859) 3 bu]], c/s on Mexico 8 reales
 
* [[Japan (1859) 3 bu]], c/s on Mexico 8 reales
* [[Japan (1710-14) koban]] Hoei era
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=== koban ===
* [[Japan (1714-36) koban]] Kyoho era
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* [[Japan (1601-95) koban]], Keicho era
* [[Japan (1837-58) koban]] Tempo era
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* [[Japan (1695-1710) koban]], Genroku era
* [[Japan (1860-67) koban]] Manen era
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* [[Japan (1710-14) koban]], Hoei era
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* [[Japan (1714-36) koban]], Kyoho era
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* [[Japan (1736-1818) koban]], Genbun era
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* [[Japan (1818-28) koban]], Bunsei era
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* [[Japan (1837-58) koban]], Tempo era
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* [[Japan (1859) koban]], Ansei era
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* [[Japan (1860-67) koban]], Manen era
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* [[Japan (1837-43) goryoban]] = 5 ryo
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* [[Japan (1860-62) oban]], Manen era
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== provincial coinage ==
 
* [[Akita (1862) 100 mon KM-6.2]]
 
* [[Akita (1862) 100 mon KM-6.2]]
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* [[Akita (1863) 4 momme 6 bu]], Manen era
 
* [[Akita (1863) 9 momme 2 bu]]
 
* [[Akita (1863) 9 momme 2 bu]]
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* [[Hakodate (1858) 1.36 momme]] countermarked on a Russia 25 kopeks
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* [[Hakodate (1858) 3.32 momme]] countermarked on a United States half dollar
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* [[Hakodate (1858) 6.3 momme]] countermarked on a Russian ruble
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* [[Kai (1725-30) bu]], Shin Koshu Ichibu-kin
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* [[Morioka (1868) 8 momme]]
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* [[Ryukyu Islands (1863) 100 mon]]
 
* [[Ryukyu Islands (1862-65) 125 mon]]
 
* [[Ryukyu Islands (1862-65) 125 mon]]
 
* [[Tajima (1750) nan ryo]]
 
* [[Tajima (1750) nan ryo]]
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* [[Japan 1871 (M4) 5 sen|1871 (M4) 5 sen, all varieties]]
 
* [[Japan 1871 (M4) 5 sen|1871 (M4) 5 sen, all varieties]]
 
* [[Japan 1873 (M6) 5 sen|1873 (M6) 5 sen, all varieties]]
 
* [[Japan 1873 (M6) 5 sen|1873 (M6) 5 sen, all varieties]]
* [[Japan 1874 (M7) 5 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1874 (M7) 5 sen|1874 (M7) 5 sen, all varieties]]
* [[Japan 1875 (M8) 5 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1875 (M8) 5 sen|1875 (M8) 5 sen, all varieties]]
* [[Japan 1876 (M9) 5 sen Not Connected]]
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* [[Japan 1876 (M9) 5 sen|1876 (M9) 5 sen, all varieties]]
* [[Japan 1876 (M9) 5 sen Connected]]
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* [[Japan 1877 (M10) 5 sen|1877 (M10) 5 sen, all varieties]]
* [[Japan 1877 (M10) 5 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1877 (M10) 5 sen Connected]]
 
 
* [[Japan 1880 (M13) 5 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1880 (M13) 5 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1889 (M22) 5 sen|1889 (M22) 5 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1889 (M22) 5 sen|1889 (M22) 5 sen]]
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=== Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926) ===
 
=== Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926) ===
* [[Japan 1912 (T1) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1912 (T1) 10 sen|1912 (T1) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1913 (T2) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1913 (T2) 10 sen|1913 (T2) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1914 (T3) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1914 (T3) 10 sen|1914 (T3) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1915 (T4) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1915 (T4) 10 sen|1915 (T4) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1916 (T5) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1916 (T5) 10 sen|1916 (T5) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1917 (T6) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1917 (T6) 10 sen|1917 (T6) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1920 (T9) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1920 (T9) 10 sen|1920 (T9) 10 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1921 (T10) 10 sen|1921 (T10) 10 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1921 (T10) 10 sen|1921 (T10) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1922 (T11) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1922 (T11) 10 sen|1922 (T11) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1923 (T12) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1923 (T12) 10 sen|1923 (T12) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1925 (T14) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1925 (T14) 10 sen|1925 (T14) 10 sen]]
* [[Japan 1926 (T15) 10 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1926 (T15) 10 sen|1926 (T15) 10 sen]]
  
 
=== Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989) ===
 
=== Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989) ===
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* [[Japan 1905 (M38) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1905 (M38) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1906 (M39) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1906 (M39) 20 sen]]
* [[Japan 1907 (M40) 20 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1907 (M40) 20 sen|1907 (M40) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1908 (M41) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1908 (M41) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1909 (M42) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1909 (M42) 20 sen]]
* [[Japan 1910 (M43) 20 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1910 (M43) 20 sen|1910 (M43) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1911 (M44) 20 sen|1911 (M44) 20 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1911 (M44) 20 sen|1911 (M44) 20 sen]]
  
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* [[Japan 1928 (S3) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1928 (S3) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1929 (S4) 50 sen|1929 (S4) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1929 (S4) 50 sen|1929 (S4) 50 sen]]
* [[Japan 1930 (S5) 50 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1930 (S5) 50 sen|1930 (S5) 50 sen]]
* [[Japan 1931 (S6) 50 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1931 (S6) 50 sen|1931 (S6) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1932 (S7) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1932 (S7) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1933 (S8) 50 sen|1933 (S8) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1933 (S8) 50 sen|1933 (S8) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1934 (S9) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1934 (S9) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1935 (S10) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1935 (S10) 50 sen]]
* [[Japan 1936 (S11) 50 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1936 (S11) 50 sen|1936 (S11) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1937 (S12) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1937 (S12) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1938 (S13) 50 sen]]
 
* [[Japan 1938 (S13) 50 sen]]
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* [[Japan 1958 (S33) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1958 (S33) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1962 (S37) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1962 (S37) yen]]
* [[Japan 1975 (S50) yen]]
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* [[Japan 1975 (S50) yen|1975 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1976 (S51) yen|1976 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1984 (S59) yen|1984 (S59) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1986 (S61) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1986 (S61) yen]]
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* [[Japan 1987 (S62) yen|1987 (S62) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1989 (S64) yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1989 (S64) yen]]
  
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* [[Japan 1875 (M8) trade dollar|1875 (M8) trade dollar]]
 
* [[Japan 1875 (M8) trade dollar|1875 (M8) trade dollar]]
 
* [[Japan 1876 (M9) trade dollar|1876 (M9) trade dollar]]
 
* [[Japan 1876 (M9) trade dollar|1876 (M9) trade dollar]]
* [[Japan 1877 (M10) trade dollar]]
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* [[Japan 1877 (M10) trade dollar|1877 (M10) trade dollar]]
  
 
== Two yen ==
 
== Two yen ==
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* [[Japan 1989 (S64) 10 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1989 (S64) 10 yen]]
  
=== Akihito (Heisei) 1989- ===
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=== Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019) ===
 
* [[Japan 1989 (H1) 10 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1989 (H1) 10 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1998 (H10) 10 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1998 (H10) 10 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1916 (T5) 20 yen|1916 (T5) 20 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1916 (T5) 20 yen|1916 (T5) 20 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1917 (T6) 20 yen|1917 (T6) 20 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1917 (T6) 20 yen|1917 (T6) 20 yen]]
* [[Japan 1918 (T7) 20 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1918 (T7) 20 yen|1918 (T7) 20 yen]]
* [[Japan 1919 (T8) 20 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1919 (T8) 20 yen|1919 (T8) 20 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1920 (T9) 20 yen|1920 (T9) 20 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1920 (T9) 20 yen|1920 (T9) 20 yen]]
  
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== One hundred yen ==
 
== One hundred yen ==
* [[Japan 1957 (S32) 100 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1957 (S32) 100 yen|1957 (S32) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1958 (S33) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1958 (S33) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1959 (S34) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1959 (S34) 100 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1969 (S44) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1969 (S44) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1970 (S45) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1970 (S45) 100 yen]]
* [[Japan 1972 100 yen Olympic]]
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* [[Japan 1972 (S47) 100 yen KM-Y84|1972 100 yen, Winter Olympics]]
 
* [[Japan 1974 (S49) 100 yen|1974 (S49) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1974 (S49) 100 yen|1974 (S49) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 1975 (S50) 100 yen Expo]]
 
* [[Japan 1975 (S50) 100 yen Expo]]
 
* [[Japan 1976 (S51) 100 yen 50th Anniversary]]
 
* [[Japan 1976 (S51) 100 yen 50th Anniversary]]
* [[Japan 1981 (S56) 100 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1981 (S56) 100 yen|1981 (S56) 100 yen]]
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* [[Japan 1987 (S62) 100 yen|1987 (S62) 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 2003 100 yen]]
 
* [[Japan 2003 100 yen]]
  

Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 March 2026

Japan in 1912 (from the Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection)

the modern emperors of Japan:

  • Mutsuhito (Meiji era, 1867-1912)
  • Yoshihito (Taisho era, 1912-26)
  • Hirohito (Showa era, 1926-89)
  • Akihito (Heisei era, 1989-2019)
  • Naruhito (Reiwa era, 2019-)

predecimal coinage

mon

bu

koban

provincial coinage

One rin

Five rin / 1/2 sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

One sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Two sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Five sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Ten sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

twenty sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Fifty sen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

One yen

(this section includes the countermarked gin (KM Y28))

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)

Trade dollars

Two yen

Five yen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)

Ten yen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)

Twenty yen

Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)

Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)

Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)

Fifty yen

One hundred yen

Five hundred yen

One thousand yen

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