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* [[Japan (1865-68) 50 mon]], Keio period | * [[Japan (1865-68) 50 mon]], Keio period | ||
* [[Japan (1764-72) 5 momme]], Meiwa period | * [[Japan (1764-72) 5 momme]], Meiwa period | ||
| + | * [[Japan (1710-11) mameita gin KM-32|(1710-11) mameita gin, Genbun era]] | ||
| + | * [[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 | ||
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* [[Japan (1772-1824) 2 shu]] | * [[Japan (1772-1824) 2 shu]] | ||
* [[Japan (1832-58) 2 shu]], Tenpo era | * [[Japan (1832-58) 2 shu]], Tenpo era | ||
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=== bu === | === bu === | ||
* [[Japan (1819-29) bu|(1819-29) bu, Bunsei Era]] | * [[Japan (1819-29) bu|(1819-29) bu, Bunsei Era]] | ||
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* [[Japan (1859) 3 bu]], c/s on Mexico 8 reales | * [[Japan (1859) 3 bu]], c/s on Mexico 8 reales | ||
=== koban === | === koban === | ||
| + | * [[Japan (1601-95) koban]], Keicho era | ||
| + | * [[Japan (1695-1710) koban]], Genroku era | ||
* [[Japan (1710-14) koban]], Hoei era | * [[Japan (1710-14) koban]], Hoei era | ||
* [[Japan (1714-36) koban]], Kyoho era | * [[Japan (1714-36) koban]], Kyoho era | ||
* [[Japan (1736-1818) koban]], Genbun era | * [[Japan (1736-1818) koban]], Genbun era | ||
| − | * [[Japan (1818-28) koban]], Bunsei | + | * [[Japan (1818-28) koban]], Bunsei era |
* [[Japan (1837-58) koban]], Tempo era | * [[Japan (1837-58) koban]], Tempo era | ||
| + | * [[Japan (1859) koban]], Ansei era | ||
* [[Japan (1860-67) koban]], Manen era | * [[Japan (1860-67) koban]], Manen era | ||
* [[Japan (1837-43) goryoban]] = 5 ryo | * [[Japan (1837-43) goryoban]] = 5 ryo | ||
| − | * [[Japan (1860-62) oban]], Manen | + | * [[Japan (1860-62) oban]], Manen era |
== provincial coinage == | == provincial coinage == | ||
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* [[Akita (1863) 4 momme 6 bu]], Manen era | * [[Akita (1863) 4 momme 6 bu]], Manen era | ||
* [[Akita (1863) 9 momme 2 bu]] | * [[Akita (1863) 9 momme 2 bu]] | ||
| + | * [[Hakodate (1858) 1.36 momme]] countermarked on a Russia 25 kopeks | ||
| + | * [[Hakodate (1858) 3.32 momme]] countermarked on a United States half dollar | ||
| + | * [[Hakodate (1858) 6.3 momme]] countermarked on a Russian ruble | ||
| + | * [[Kai (1725-30) bu]], Shin Koshu Ichibu-kin | ||
| + | * [[Morioka (1868) 8 momme]] | ||
| + | * [[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 March 2026
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
- Japan (1580-90) mon, Azuchi-Momoyama Period
- Japan (1865-68) 50 mon, Keio period
- Japan (1764-72) 5 momme, Meiwa period
- (1710-11) mameita gin, Genbun era
- (1736-1818) mameita gin, Genbun Era
- (1820-37) mameita gin, Bunsei Era
- Japan (1824-32) shu Bunsei era
- (1829-37) shu (isshu gin), Bunsei Era
- Japan (1853-65) shu, Kaei Era
- Japan (1772-1824) 2 shu
- Japan (1832-58) 2 shu, Tenpo era
bu
- (1819-29) bu, Bunsei Era
- (1837-58) bu, Tempo era
- Japan (1859-68) bu, Ansei Era
- Japan (1868-69) bu, Meiji Era
- Japan (1856-60) 2 bu, Ansei era
- Japan (1860-67) 2 bu, Manen Era
- Japan (1868-69) 2 bu, Meiji Era
- Japan (1859) 3 bu, c/s on Mexico 8 reales
koban
- Japan (1601-95) koban, Keicho era
- Japan (1695-1710) koban, Genroku era
- Japan (1710-14) koban, Hoei era
- Japan (1714-36) koban, Kyoho era
- Japan (1736-1818) koban, Genbun era
- Japan (1818-28) koban, Bunsei era
- Japan (1837-58) koban, Tempo era
- Japan (1859) koban, Ansei era
- Japan (1860-67) koban, Manen era
- Japan (1837-43) goryoban = 5 ryo
- Japan (1860-62) oban, Manen era
provincial coinage
- Akita (1862) 100 mon KM-6.2
- Akita (1863) 4 momme 6 bu, Manen era
- Akita (1863) 9 momme 2 bu
- Hakodate (1858) 1.36 momme countermarked on a Russia 25 kopeks
- Hakodate (1858) 3.32 momme countermarked on a United States half dollar
- Hakodate (1858) 6.3 momme countermarked on a Russian ruble
- Kai (1725-30) bu, Shin Koshu Ichibu-kin
- Morioka (1868) 8 momme
- Ryukyu Islands (1863) 100 mon
- Ryukyu Islands (1862-65) 125 mon
- Tajima (1750) nan ryo
One rin
- Japan 1873 (M6) 1 rin
- Japan 1874 (M7) 1 rin
- Japan 1875 (M8) 1 rin all varieties
- Japan 1876 (M9) 1 rin
- Japan 1877 (M10) 1 rin
- Japan 1880 (M13) 1 rin
- Japan 1882 (M15) 1 rin
- Japan 1883 (M16) 1 rin
- Japan 1884 (M17) 1 rin
Five rin / 1/2 sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1873 (M6) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1874 (M7) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1875 (M8) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 1/2 sen Sq. Scales
- Japan 1877 (M10) 1/2 sen V Scales
- Japan 1879 (M12) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1881 (M14) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1882 (M15) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1883 (M16) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1884 (M17) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1885 (M18) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1886 (M19) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1887 (M20) 1/2 sen
- Japan 1888 (M21) 1/2 sen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
One sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1873 (M6) sen
- Japan 1873 (M6) 1 sen Square Scales
- Japan 1874 (M7) sen
- Japan 1875 (M8) sen
- 1876 (M9) sen
- 1877 (M10) sen
- 1880 (M13) sen
- 1881 (M14) sen
- Japan 1881 (M14) 1 sen Large '4'
- 1882 (M15) sen
- 1883 (M16) sen
- 1884 (M17) sen
- 1885 (M18) sen
- 1886 (M19) sen
- Japan 1887 (M20) sen
- Japan 1888 (M21) sen
- 1898 (M31) sen
- 1899 (M32) sen
- Japan 1900 (M33) sen
- Japan 1901 (M34) sen
- Japan 1902 (M35) sen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
- Japan 1913 (T2) sen
- Japan 1914 (T3) sen
- Japan 1915 (T4) sen
- Japan 1916 (T5) sen
- Japan 1917 (T6) sen
- Japan 1918 (T7) sen
- Japan 1919 (T8) sen
- Japan 1920 (T9) sen
- Japan 1921 (T10) 1 sen
- Japan 1922 (T11) sen
- Japan 1923 (T12) sen
- Japan 1924 (T13) sen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1927 (S2) sen
- Japan 1929 (S4) sen
- Japan 1930 (S5) sen
- Japan 1931 (S6) sen
- Japan 1932 (S7) sen
- Japan 1933 (S8) sen
- Japan 1934 (S9) sen
- Japan 1935 (S10) sen
- Japan 1936 (S11) sen
- 1937 (S12) sen
- 1938 (S13) sen, bronze, Paulownia obverse
- 1938 (S13) sen, bronze, Bird obverse
- 1938 (S13) sen, aluminum, Bird obverse
- Japan 1939 (S14) sen aluminum, thick and thin varieties
- Japan 1940 (S15) sen aluminum
- Japan 1943 (S18) sen
- Japan (1945) sen baked clay
Two sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1873 (M6) 2 sen
- Japan 1874 (M7) 2 sen
- Japan 1875 (M8) 2 sen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 2 sen
- 1877 (M10) 2 sen, square scales and v-scales
- Japan 1880 (M13) 2 sen
- Japan 1881 (M14) 2 sen
- Japan 1882 (M15) 2 sen
- Japan 1883 (M16) 2 sen
- Japan 1884 (M17) 2 sen
Five sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1870 (M3) 5 sen shallow scales
- 1871 (M4) 5 sen, all varieties
- 1873 (M6) 5 sen, all varieties
- 1874 (M7) 5 sen, all varieties
- 1875 (M8) 5 sen, all varieties
- 1876 (M9) 5 sen, all varieties
- 1877 (M10) 5 sen, all varieties
- Japan 1880 (M13) 5 sen
- 1889 (M22) 5 sen
- Japan 1890 (M23) 5 sen
- Japan 1891 (M24) 5 sen
- Japan 1892 (M25) 5 sen
- Japan 1893 (M26) 5 sen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 5 sen
- Japan 1895 (M28) 5 sen
- Japan 1896 (M29) 5 sen
- Japan 1897 (M30) 5 sen Y-19
- Japan 1897 (M30) 5 sen Y-21
- Japan 1898 (M31) 5 sen
- Japan 1899 (M32) 5 sen
- Japan 1900 (M33) 5 sen
- Japan 1901 (M34) 5 sen
- Japan 1902 (M35) 5 sen
- Japan 1903 (M36) 5 sen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 5 sen
- Japan 1905 (M38) 5 sen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
- Japan 1917 (T6) 5 sen
- Japan 1918 (T7) 5 sen
- Japan 1919 (T8) 5 sen
- 1920 5 sen Large
- 1920 5 sen Small
- 1921 (T10) 5 sen
- 1922 (T11) 5 sen
- 1923 (T12) 5 sen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1932 (S7) 5 sen
- Japan 1932 (S7) 5 sen 19.1 mm
- Japan 1933 (S8) 5 sen
- Japan 1934 (S9) 5 sen
- Japan 1935 (S10) 5 sen
- Japan 1937 (S12) 5 sen
- 1938 nickel 5 sen
- 1938 aluminum bronze 5 sen
- Japan 1939 (S14) 5 sen
- Japan 1940 (S15) 5 sen Y-57
- Japan 1940 (S15) 5 sen Y-60
- Japan 1941 (S16) 5 sen Y-60a
- Japan 1942 (S17) 5 sen
- Japan 1943 (S18) 5 sen
- Japan 1944 (S19) 5 sen
- Japan 1945 (S20) 5 sen Y-65
- 1946 (S21) 5 sen
Ten sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- 1870 (M3) 10 sen, Shallow and Deep Scales
- 1873 (M6) 10 sen
- 1874 (M7) 10 sen
- 1875 (M8) 10 sen
- 1876 (M9) 10 sen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 10 sen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 10 sen
- 1885 (M18) 10 sen
- 1887 (M20) 10 sen
- 1888 (M21) 10 sen
- Japan 1891 (M24) 10 sen
- Japan 1892 (M25) 10 sen
- Japan 1893 (M26) 10 sen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 10 sen
- 1895 (M28) 10 sen
- Japan 1896 (M29) 10 sen
- Japan 1897 (M30) 10 sen
- Japan 1898 (M31) 10 sen
- Japan 1899 (M32) 10 sen
- Japan 1900 (M33) 10 sen
- Japan 1901 (M34) 10 sen
- Japan 1902 (M35) 10 sen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 10 sen
- 1905 (M38) 10 sen
- 1906 (M39) 10 sen
- 1907 (M40) 10 sen
- Japan 1908 (M41) 10 sen
- Japan 1909 (M42) 10 sen
- Japan 1910 (M43) 10 sen
- Japan 1911 (M44) 10 sen
- Japan 1912 (M45) 10 sen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
- 1912 (T1) 10 sen
- 1913 (T2) 10 sen
- 1914 (T3) 10 sen
- 1915 (T4) 10 sen
- 1916 (T5) 10 sen
- 1917 (T6) 10 sen
- 1920 (T9) 10 sen
- 1921 (T10) 10 sen
- 1922 (T11) 10 sen
- 1923 (T12) 10 sen
- 1925 (T14) 10 sen
- 1926 (T15) 10 sen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1927 (S2) 10 sen
- Japan 1928 (S3) 10 sen
- Japan 1929 (S4) 10 sen
- Japan 1931 (S6) 10 sen
- Japan 1932 (S7) 10 sen
- Japan 1933 (S8) 10 sen
- Japan 1934 (S9) 10 sen
- Japan 1935 (S10) 10 sen
- Japan 1936 (S11) 10 sen
- Japan 1937 (S12) 10 sen
- Japan 1938 (S13) 10 sen
- Japan 1939 (S14) 10 sen
- 1940 (S15) 10 sen, Al-Bronze
- 1940 (S15) 10 sen, Aluminum
- Japan 1941 (S16) 10 sen Y-61
- Japan 1941 (S16) 10 sen Y-61a
- Japan 1942 (S17) 10 sen
- Japan 1944 (S19) 10 sen
- Japan 1945 (S20) 10 sen Aluminum
- Japan 1946 (S21) 10 sen
twenty sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- 1870 (M3) 20 sen, all varieties
- Japan 1871 (M4) 20 sen
- 1873 (M6) 20 sen, all varieties
- Japan 1874 (M7) 20 sen
- 1875 (M8) 20 sen, all varieties
- 1876 (M9) 20 sen, all varieties
- Japan 1877 (M10) 20 sen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 20 sen
- Japan 1885 (M18) 20 sen
- Japan 1887 (M20) 20 sen
- Japan 1888 (M21) 20 sen
- Japan 1891 (M24) 20 sen
- Japan 1892 (M25) 20 sen
- Japan 1893 (M26) 20 sen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 20 sen
- Japan 1895 (M28) 20 sen
- Japan 1896 (M29) 20 sen
- Japan 1897 (M30) 20 sen
- Japan 1898 (M31) 20 sen
- Japan 1899 (M32) 20 sen
- Japan 1900 (M33) 20 sen
- Japan 1901 (M34) 20 sen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 20 sen
- Japan 1905 (M38) 20 sen
- Japan 1906 (M39) 20 sen
- 1907 (M40) 20 sen
- Japan 1908 (M41) 20 sen
- Japan 1909 (M42) 20 sen
- 1910 (M43) 20 sen
- 1911 (M44) 20 sen
Fifty sen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1870 (M3) 50 sen
- 1871 (M4) 50 sen, all varieties
- 1873 (M6) 50 sen, Type 1 and 2
- 1874 (M7) 50 sen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 50 sen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 50 sen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 50 sen
- 1885 (M18) 50 sen
- Japan 1897 (M30) 50 sen
- 1898 (M31) 50 sen
- Japan 1899 (M32) 50 sen
- Japan 1900 (M33) 50 sen
- 1901 (M34) 50 sen
- Japan 1902 (M35) 50 sen
- Japan 1903 (M36) 50 sen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 50 sen
- Japan 1905 (M38) 50 sen
- Japan 1906 (M39) 50 sen
- Japan 1907 (M40) 50 sen
- Japan 1908 (M41) 50 sen
- Japan 1909 (M42) 50 sen
- Japan 1910 (M43) 50 sen
- Japan 1911 (M44) 50 sen
- Japan 1912 (M45) 50 sen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
- Japan 1912 (T1) 50 sen
- Japan 1913 (T2) 50 sen
- Japan 1914 (T3) 50 sen
- Japan 1915 (T4) 50 sen
- Japan 1916 (T5) 50 sen
- Japan 1917 (T6) 50 sen
- Japan 1922 (T11) 50 sen
- Japan 1923 (T12) 50 sen
- Japan 1924 (T13) 50 sen
- Japan 1925 (T14) 50 sen
- Japan 1926 (T15) 50 sen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1928 (S3) 50 sen
- 1929 (S4) 50 sen
- 1930 (S5) 50 sen
- 1931 (S6) 50 sen
- Japan 1932 (S7) 50 sen
- 1933 (S8) 50 sen
- Japan 1934 (S9) 50 sen
- Japan 1935 (S10) 50 sen
- 1936 (S11) 50 sen
- Japan 1937 (S12) 50 sen
- Japan 1938 (S13) 50 sen
- Japan 1946 (S21) 50 sen
- 1947 50 sen, large
- 1947 50 sen, small
One yen
(this section includes the countermarked gin (KM Y28))
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1870 (M3) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1870 (M3) 1 yen G/R
- 1870 (M3) silver yen, all varieties
- 1871 (M4) gold yen, all varieties
- 1874 (M7) silver yen
- 1874 (M7) gold yen
- Japan 1875 (M8) 1 yen
- Japan 1875 (M8) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1875 (M8) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1876 (M9) 1 yen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 1 yen
- 1878 (M11) yen
- Japan 1878 (M11) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1878 (M11) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1879 (M12) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1879 (M12) 1 yen G/R
- 1879 (M12) yen
- 1880 (M13) yen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1880 (M13) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1881 (M14) 1 yen G/L
- 1881 (M14) yen, countermarked gin right
- 1881 (M14) yen
- 1882 (M15) yen
- Japan 1882 (M15) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1882 (M15) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1883 (M16) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1883 (M16) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1883 (M16) 1 yen
- 1884 (M17) yen
- Japan 1884 (M17) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1884 (M17) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1885 (M18) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1885 (M18) 1 yen G/R
- 1885 (M18) yen
- 1886 (M19) yen, all varieties
- Japan 1886 (M19) 1 yen 38.6Mm G/L
- Japan 1886 (M19) 1 yen 38.6Mm G/R
- Japan 1886 (M19) 1 yen 38.3Mm G/L
- Japan 1886 (M19) 1 yen 38.3Mm G/R
- Japan 1887 (M20) 1 yen 38.6Mm G/L
- Japan 1887 (M20) 1 yen 38.6Mm G/R
- Japan 1887 (M20) 1 yen 38.1Mm G/L
- Japan 1887 (M20) 1 yen 38.1Mm G/R
- 1887 (M20) yen, all varieties
- Japan 1888 (M21) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1888 (M21) 1 yen G/R
- 1888 (M21) yen
- Japan 1889 (M22) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1889 (M22) 1 yen G/R
- 1889 (M22) yen
- Japan 1890 (M23) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1890 (M23) 1 yen G/R
- 1890 (M23) yen
- 1891 (M24) 1 yen gin left
- 1891 (M24) 1 yen gin right
- 1891 (M24) yen
- 1892 (M25) yen
- 1892 yen, countermarked gin left
- Japan 1893 (M26) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1893 (M26) 1 yen G/R
- 1893 (M26) yen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 1 yen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1894 (M27) 1 yen G/R
- 1895 yen, countermarked gin left
- Japan 1895 (M28) 1 yen G/R
- 1895 (M28) yen
- 1896 (M29) yen
- 1896 yen, countermarked gin left
- 1896 yen, countermarked gin right
- Japan 1897 (M30) 1 yen G/L
- Japan 1897 (M30) 1 yen G/R
- Japan 1897 (M30) 1 yen
- 1901 (M34) yen
- 1902 (M35) yen
- 1903 (M36) yen
- 1904 (M37) yen
- 1905 (M38) yen
- 1906 (M39) yen
- 1908 (M41) yen
- Japan 1912 (M45) yen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1948 (S23) yen
- Japan 1949 (S24) yen
- Japan 1950 (S25) yen
- Japan 1955 (S30) yen
- Japan 1957 (S32) yen
- Japan 1958 (S33) yen
- Japan 1962 (S37) yen
- 1975 yen
- 1976 yen
- 1984 (S59) yen
- Japan 1986 (S61) yen
- 1987 (S62) yen
- Japan 1989 (S64) yen
Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)
Trade dollars
Two yen
- Japan 1870 (M3) 2 yen
- Japan 1874 (M7) 2 yen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 2 yen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 2 yen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 2 yen
Five yen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1870 (M3) 5 yen
- Japan 1871 (M4) 5 yen
- Japan 1872 (M5) 5 yen
- Japan 1873 (M6) 5 yen
- Japan 1874 (M7) 5 yen
- Japan 1875 (M8) 5 yen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 5 yen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 5 yen
- Japan 1878 (M11) 5 yen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 5 yen
- Japan 1881 (M14) 5 yen
- Japan 1882 (M15) 5 yen
- Japan 1883 (M16) 5 yen
- Japan 1884 (M17) 5 yen
- Japan 1885 (M18) 5 yen
- Japan 1886 (M19) 5 yen
- Japan 1887 (M20) 5 yen
- Japan 1888 (M21) 5 yen
- Japan 1889 (M22) 5 yen
- Japan 1890 (M23) 5 yen
- Japan 1891 (M24) 5 yen
- Japan 1892 (M25) 5 yen
- Japan 1893 (M26) 5 yen
- Japan 1894 (M27) 5 yen
- Japan 1895 (M28) 5 yen
- Japan 1896 (M29) 5 yen
- 1897 5 yen, heavy
- 1897 5 yen, light
- Japan 1898 (M31) 5 yen
- Japan 1903 (M36) 5 yen
- Japan 1911 (M44) 5 yen
- Japan 1912 (M45) 5 yen
- Japan 1913 (T2) 5 yen
- Japan 1930 (S5) 5 yen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- 1930 5 yen gold
- Japan 1949 (S24) 5 yen
- Japan 1950 (S25) 5 yen
- Japan 1951 (S26) 5 yen
- Japan 1952 (S27) 5 yen
- Japan 1953 (S28) 5 yen
- Japan 1957 (S32) 5 yen
- Japan 1958 (S33) 5 yen
- Japan 1959 (S34) 5 yen
- Japan 1960 (S35) 5 yen
- Japan 1961 (S36) 5 yen
- Japan 1962 (S37) 5 yen
- Japan 1963 (S38) 5 yen
- Japan 1964 (S39) 5 yen
- Japan 1965 (S40) 5 yen
- 1966 (S41) 5 yen
- Japan 1967 (S42) 5 yen
- Japan 1968 (S43) 5 yen
- Japan 1969 (S44) 5 yen
- Japan 1975 (S50) 5 yen
- Japan 1970 (S45) 5 yen
- Japan 1971 (S46) 5 yen
- Japan 1972 (S47) 5 yen
- Japan 1973 (S48) 5 yen
- Japan 1974 (S49) 5 yen
- Japan 1976 (S51) 5 yen
- Japan 1977 (S52) 5 yen
- Japan 1978 (S53) 5 yen
- Japan 1979 (S54) 5 yen
- Japan 1980 (S55) 5 yen
- Japan 1981 (S56) 5 yen
- Japan 1982 (S57) 5 yen
- Japan 1983 (S58) 5 yen
- Japan 1984 (S59) 5 yen
Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)
Ten yen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- Japan 1871 (M4) 10 yen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 10 yen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 10 yen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 10 yen
- Japan 1897 (M30) 10 yen
- Japan 1898 (M31) 10 yen
- 1899 (M32) 10 yen
- Japan 1900 (M33) 10 yen
- Japan 1901 (M34) 10 yen
- 1902 (M35) 10 yen
- Japan 1903 (M36) 10 yen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 10 yen
- 1907 (M40) 10 yen
- 1908 (M41) 10 yen
- 1909 (M42) 10 yen
- Japan 1910 (M43) 10 yen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
- Japan 1951 (S26) 10 yen
- 1952 (S27) 10 yen
- Japan 1953 (S28) 10 yen
- Japan 1954 (S29) 10 yen
- Japan 1957 (S32) 10 yen
- Japan 1958 (S33) 10 yen
- Japan 1959 (S34) 10 yen
- Japan 1960 (S35) 10 yen
- Japan 1961 (S36) 10 yen
- Japan 1962 (S37) 10 yen
- Japan 1963 (S38) 10 yen
- Japan 1964 (S39) 10 yen
- Japan 1965 (S40) 10 yen
- Japan 1966 (S41) 10 yen
- Japan 1967 (S42) 10 yen
- Japan 1968 (S43) 10 yen
- Japan 1969 (S44) 10 yen
- Japan 1970 (S45) 10 yen
- Japan 1971 (S46) 10 yen
- Japan 1972 (S47) 10 yen
- Japan 1973 (S48) 10 yen
- Japan 1974 (S49) 10 yen
- Japan 1975 (S50) 10 yen
- Japan 1976 (S51) 10 yen
- Japan 1977 (S52) 10 yen
- Japan 1978 (S53) 10 yen
- Japan 1979 (S54) 10 yen
- Japan 1980 (S55) 10 yen
- Japan 1981 (S56) 10 yen
- Japan 1982 (S57) 10 yen
- Japan 1983 (S58) 10 yen
- Japan 1984 (S59) 10 yen
- Japan 1985 (S60) 10 yen
- Japan 1986 (S61) 10 yen
- Japan 1989 (S64) 10 yen
Akihito (Heisei, 1989-2019)
Twenty yen
Mutsuhito (Meiji, 1867-1912)
- 1870 (M3) 20 yen
- Japan 1876 (M9) 20 yen
- Japan 1877 (M10) 20 yen
- Japan 1880 (M13) 20 yen
- 1897 (M30) 20 yen
- 1899 (M32) 20 yen
- Japan 1903 (M36) 20 yen
- Japan 1904 (M37) 20 yen
- Japan 1905 (M38) 20 yen
- Japan 1906 (M39) 20 yen
- Japan 1907 (M40) 20 yen
- Japan 1908 (M41) 20 yen
- Japan 1909 (M42) 20 yen
- 1910 (M43) 20 yen
- 1911 (M44) 20 yen
- 1912 (M45) 20 yen
Yoshihito (Taisho, 1912-1926)
- Japan 1912 (T1) 20 yen
- Japan 1913 (T2) 20 yen
- 1914 (T3) 20 yen
- 1915 (T4) 20 yen
- 1916 (T5) 20 yen
- 1917 (T6) 20 yen
- 1918 (T7) 20 yen
- 1919 (T8) 20 yen
- 1920 (T9) 20 yen
Hirohito (Showa, 1926-1989)
Fifty yen
- 1955 (S30) 50 yen
- 1956 (S31) 50 yen
- Japan 1957 (S32) 50 yen
- Japan 1958 (S33) 50 yen
- Japan 1959 (S34) 50 yen
- Japan 1960 (S35) 50 yen
- Japan 1961 (S36) 50 yen
- Japan 1962 (S37) 50 yen
- 1963 (S38) 50 yen
- Japan 1964 (S39) 50 yen
- Japan 1965 (S40) 50 yen
- 1966 (S41) 50 yen
- 1968 (S43) 50 yen
- 1974 (S49) 50 yen
- 1983 (S58) 50 yen
- Japan (1987) 50 yen
- Japan 2003 50 yen
One hundred yen
- 1957 (S32) 100 yen
- Japan 1958 (S33) 100 yen
- Japan 1959 (S34) 100 yen
- Japan 1960 (S35) 100 yen
- Japan 1961 (S36) 100 yen
- Japan 1963 (S38) 100 yen
- Japan 1964 (S39) 100 yen
- Japan 1965 (S40) 100 yen
- Japan 1966 (S41) 100 yen
- Japan 1964 (S39) 100 yen Olympic
- 1967 (S42) 100 yen
- Japan 1968 (S43) 100 yen
- Japan 1969 (S44) 100 yen
- Japan 1970 (S45) 100 yen
- 1972 100 yen, Winter Olympics
- 1974 (S49) 100 yen
- Japan 1975 (S50) 100 yen Expo
- Japan 1976 (S51) 100 yen 50th Anniversary
- 1981 (S56) 100 yen
- 1987 (S62) 100 yen
- Japan 2003 100 yen
Five hundred yen
- Japan 1982 (S57) 500 yen
- 1983 (S58) 500 yen
- Japan 1985 (S60) 500 yen Cabinet System
- Japan 1985 (S60) 500 yen Expo
- Japan (1987) 500 yen
- Japan 1989 (S64) 500 yen
- Japan (1997) 500 yen Bobsled
- Japan (1997) 500 yen Snowboard
- Japan (1998) 500 yen Acrobat Skier
- Japan (2000) 500 yen
- Japan 2002 500 yen W.C. Americas
- Japan 2002 500 yen W.C. Europe/Africa
- Japan 2002 500 yen W.C. Asia
- Japan 2003 500 yen
One thousand yen
- 1964 (S39) 1000 yen Olympic
- Japan 2002 1000 yen World Cup
- Japan (2004) 1000 yen Expo
- Japan (2004) 1000 yen Expo
- Japan (2003) 1000 yen Colored Amomi
- Japan (2006) 1000 yen United Nations
- Japan 2007 1000 yen Skills Festival
- Japan (2008) 1000 yen Hokkaido
- Japan (1990) 5000 yen Expo
- Japan (1990) 5000 yen Parliament
- Japan (1997) 5000 yen Hockey
- Japan (1997) 5000 yen Biathalon
- Japan (1998) 5000 yen Paralympic Skier
- 1986 (S61) 10,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
- Japan (1997) 10000 yen Skater
- 1997 (H9) 10,000 yen, Nagano Olympics, ski jumper
- Japan (1998) 10000 yen Speed Skater
- 1999 (H11) 10,000 yen, 10th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession to the throne
- 2002 (H14) 10,000 yen, World Cup
- Japan 2005 10000 yen Expo
- 2009 (H21) 10,000 yen, 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession
- 1993 (H5) 50,000 yen, wedding of the crown prince
- 1986 (S61) 100,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
- 1987 (S62) 100,000 yen, 60th anniversary of Hirohito's reign
- 1990 (H3) 100,000 yen, enthronement of Akihito
Patterns, essais and miscellaneous links
- Manchukuo KT2 (1933) 5 li
- Manchukuo KT6 (1939) 10 fen = chiao
- Manchukuo KT10 (1944) fen
- Manchukuo KT10 (1943) 10 fen = chiao
- Japan 1874 (M7) P Td $ Fly Dragon
- Japan 1874 (M7) P Td $ Circ. Drag
- Japan 1874 (M7) P Td $ Uncir. Dra
- Japan (1853-65) Shu C#12
- Japan (1868-69) Shu C#12a
- Japan (1859) 2 Shu C#15
- Japan (1832-58) 2 Shu C#18
- Japan (1837-54) Bu C#16
- Japan (1859-68) Bu C#16a
- Japan (1828-32) 2 Bu C#21a.2
- Japan (1860-67) Koban C#22d
- Japan ND(1945) sen KM-110
- Japan 1875 (M8) Trade$ G/L
- Japan 1875 (M8) Trade$ G/R
- Japan 1875 (M8) Trade$
- Japan 1876 (M9) Trade$
- Japan 1876 (M9) Trade$ G/L
- Japan 1876 (M9) Trade$ G/R
- Japan 1877 (M10) Trade$ G/L
- Japan 1877 (M10) Trade$ G/R
- Japan 1877 (M10) Trade$
- Japan 1933 (S8) P10 S Den. Flank
- Japan 1869 (M2) P /10Y Sm. Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 rin Type 2
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 rin Type 1
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1 rin Chrysan
- Japan 1873 (M6) P1 rin 1Mil
- Japan 1892 (M25) P1 rin
- Japan 1911 P1 sen Around Sun
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 sen Full Drag
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 sen Lg Sun/Out
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 sen Lg. Chrysa
- Japan 1915 (T4) P1 sen Paul./Chry
- Japan 1915 (T4) P1 sen Above Paul
- Japan 1915 (T4) P1 sen Ornamen.Ed
- Japan 1916 (T5) P1 sen Sun W/O Ch
- Japan 1916 (T5) P1 sen 3.75 Gm
- Japan 1916 (T5) P1 sen 3.71 Gm
- Japan 1906 (M39) P1 sen Sun
- Japan 1908 (M41) P1 sen Holed Sun
- Japan 1909 (M42) P1 sen Around Sun
- Japan 1909 (M42) P1 sen Sun
- Japan 1938 (S13) P1 sen Crow
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1 Sun Circ. Sun
- Japan 1892 (M25) P1 Sun Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1 yen Outlined
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1 yen Dragon
- Japan 1874 (M7) P1 yen W/Weight
- Japan 1892 (M25) P1 yen 'Sun, Flower'
- Japan 1901 (M34) P1 yen Sun
- Japan 1875 (M8) T$1
- Japan 1885 (M18) P2 rin
- Japan 1892 (M25) P2 sen Dragon
- Japan 1892 (M25) P2 yen Dragon
- Japan 1937 (S12) P 5sen Over Bird
- Japan 1916 (T5) P5 rin Char. Sun
- Japan 1916 (T5) P5 rin Paulownia
- Japan 1916 (T5) P5 rin Not In Cir
- Japan 1916 (T5) P5 rin No Char. S
- Japan 1899 (M32) P5 rin Paulownia
- Japan 1909 (M42) P5 rin Paulownia
- Japan 1909 (M42) P5 rin Sun
- Japan 1916 (T5) P5 sen Flow/Leave
- Japan 1933 (S8) P5 sen Desig Vert
- Japan 1892 (M25) P5 sen Dragon
- Japan 1895 (M28) P5 sen Sun
- Japan 1906 (M39) P5 sen Sun
- Japan 1938 (S13) P5 sen Over Bird
- Japan 1938 (S13) P5 sen Fuji/Sun
- Japan 1869 (M2) P5 yen Sm. Dragon
- Japan 1870 (M3) P5 yen Lg. Dragon
- Japan 1874 (M7) P5 yen Uncir. Dra
- Japan 1937 (S12) P10 S Aroun/Hole
- Japan 1938 (S13) P10 S Fly Wreath
- Japan 1942 (S17) P10 S Chrys. Ctr
- Japan 1943 (S18) P10 S Chrys. Ctr
- Japan 1918 (T7) P10 S Crow
- Japan 1919 (T8) P10 S Crow
- Japan 1869 (M2) P10 Y Crude Drag
- Japan 1870 (M3) P10 Y Cir Dr/Sun
- Japan 1870 (M3) P10 Y Dragon/Sun
- Japan 1892 (M25) P10 Y Dragon/Sun
- Japan 1950 (S25) P10 Y Den. Ab/Be
- Japan 1951 (S26) P10 Y Den. Ab/Be
- Japan 1871 (M4) P1/2 S Sun/Dragon
- Japan 1892 (M25) P1/2 S Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M3) P1/2Y Outlined
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1/2Y Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1/4Y Sm. Dragon
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1/4Y Lg. Dragon
- Japan 1918 (T7) P20 S Crow
- Japan 1920 (T9) P20 S Crow-Ty1
- Japan 1920 (T9) P20 S Crow-Ty2
- Japan 1892 (M25) P20 Y Dragon/Sun
- Japan 1869 (M2) P2.5 Y Lg. Chrys
- Japan 1870 (M3) P2.5 Y Lg. Dragon
- Japan 1918 (T7) P50 S Crow
- Japan 1919 (T8) P50 S Crow
- Japan 1927 (S2) P50 S Around Ctr
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1/10Y Lg. Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M2) P1/20Y Sm. Dragon
- Japan 1870 (M3) P1/20Y Lg. Dragon
- Japan 1869 (M2) P2.5 Y Sm. Dragon