Japanese Coins

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1. Coins from Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia with a population of 120 million. It shares maritime borders with Russia, Korea and the People's Republic of China. A highly developed industrialised country, Japan has the 3rd largest economy in the world.
2. No ten yen coins were minted between 1871 and 1876, during this time the Japanese government tried unsuccessfully to implement a gold standard with the amount of gold in circulation described as 'very trifling'. Gold bullion rose to a slight premium in 1874 which caused gold coin production as a whole to rapidly fall off.

This is a Japanese 10 yen coin. They were minted in bronze between 1951 to 1989. They weigh 4.5 grams and are 23.5mm in diameter.
JAPAN 10 YEN MOST DATES 1951 TO 1989
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $1
fully uncirculated: $2
A few of these coins have higher values than the rest. The first step in finding the valuable ones is determining the date of your coin. There is an amazing date converter site at DateConverter.net. Use our sample 1951 date to the right to try it. There are a few tricks, but you'll figure it out.
Once you have the date of your coin, check the listings below for the good ones. If your coin is not shown below, the MOST DATES values above apply.
JAPAN 10 YEN 1951, 1957, AND 1958
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1
well preserved: $5
fully uncirculated: $100
JAPAN 10 YEN 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, AND 1961
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1
well preserved: $2
fully uncirculated: $40
JAPAN 10 YEN 1967
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: $1
fully uncirculated: $5
These values are catalog values and are different from actual buy and sell values. For more information on catalog values, please check out our Terminology page.

Early Coinage

The oldest Japanese coins were the Wado kaichin coins produced in 708. Its distribution and extent indicates that were not in circulation throughout the whole of Japan. Between 708 and 958, twelve different types of copper coins of Japan were issued by the central government. By the middle of the 10th century, policy failures coupled with inflation and exhaustion in supply of copper, led to a decline in the quantity of coinage produced. Coins of Japan were replaced with rice and cloth.

Early Modern Period Coinage

In the 16th century, gold and silver coins were minted by feudal warlords. Tokugawa Ieyasu augmented his control over gold and silver mines, secured mintage technology and systems, and issued Keicho silver and gold coins in 1601. The Tokugawa Shogunate government consequently issued Kan'ei Tsuho copper coins, within the process of establishing a unified monetary system called the 'tri-metallic monetary system,' based on gold, silver and copper coins. The tri-metallic monetary system was important because it was a unique monetary system based on the standardized currencies introduced by the central government. The tri-metallic monetary system was a relaxed unification system, which allowed local feudal lords to issue currencies other than the three standardized ones.

Modern Coinage

In the latter half of the 18th century, the demand for small-denomination currency increased due to expanded production of commercial crops. The Tokugawa government issued silver with denominations based on gold coin units. Thus, the Japanese silver coins ultimately became supplementary currencies of gold coins of Japan.

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Toward the end of the Edo period, re-coinages were often carried out to finance the budget deficits of the Shogunate government, which led to chronic inflation. After the re-opening of international trade at the end of the Edo period, Japan experienced a huge outflow of gold coins overseas. Hence, the Man'en re-coinage was carried out to stop this outflow. However, this caused further inflation resulting in confusion within the nation's monetary system towards the Meiji Restoration.

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The Meiji government implemented measures to develop modern industries and to increase military strength in order to strengthen Japan. The government needed to establish a modern monetary system. Thus in 1871, the government passed the 'New Currency Act' to change the currency units from traditional 'ryo' 'bu' and 'shu' to 'yen' 'sen' and 'rin.' In 1881, Masayoshi Matsukata became Finance Minister and insisted on the need to set up a central bank to produce Japanese Yen. The Bank of Japan was founded in October 1882.