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MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 12/20/2016 10:51 pm Got these in a Christmas card from my Aunt. Not quite sure if they are Chinese or Japanese. Can someone please help with identity and possibly a little translation? Whatever they are they make a great addition to my wife's foreign coin collection. 1st set 2nd set (Her 1st Holed coins) Thanks in advance for any help...Mont. Edited by MontCollector 12/20/2016 10:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

X2an Pillar of the Community Sweden 1078 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 12:42 am All of these are current Japanse coins, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Yen. For reference, 1 Yen is worth about a US cent. The two holed coins are 50 and 5 Yen respectively. I can't help out with dates since Japan uses their "emperor reign" calendar. This is what's written under the denomination digits. On the obverse of all coins is "Japan" written, along with the denomination in Japanese characters. The 5 Yen coin is slightly different, with denomination written oit in Japanese on the obverse and date and "Japan on the obverse (the side with only Japanese characters). Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 12:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 01:50 am Thanks all. I did a little research on dates dates and I believe, if I did it right, the dates are: 1 Yen: 1999 5 Yen: 1976 10 Yen: 2009 50 Yen: 1969 100 Yen: 2009 Edited by MontCollector 12/21/2016 03:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12441 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 03:32 am I've mentioned this before, but the following has been very helpful for me with Japanese coins if I'm allowed to post it. http://creounity.com/apps/time_mach....php&lang=en In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 3:01 pm Fun additions to a world set with all those denominations. Report this Post to the Staff
Dnas New Member Japan 33 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 06:04 am You need to subtract 1 after adding the number of years. e.g. Heisei year 1 is 1989, so if the coin says year 2, it's 1990, not 1989 + 2. i.e It's 1989 + 2 - 1 = 1990 Showa year 1 is 1926 1 Yen: 1998 (year 10 Heisei) 5 Yen: 1975 (Year 50 Showa) 10 Yen: 2008 (year 20 Heisei) 50 Yen: 1969 (Year 44 Showa) 100 Yen: 2008 (year 20 Heisei) Report this Post to the Staff
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