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1 Sen - Shōwa Not issued
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the accounting-style kanji 壹 (one) in raised relief at the upper left of the field. To the right, the iconic silhouette of Mount Fuji rises prominently, with stylized cloud formations rendered at its base. The design occupies the full field of this unglazed reddish-brown porcelain disc, with a plain raised rim encircling the composition. The overall aesthetic reflects the austere wartime emergency coinage style of late Imperial Japan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Japan's 1945 porcelain sen was produced as a wartime emergency measure after copper, tin, and aluminum had all been redirected to the military. Ceramic coinage was already in use across occupied territories, and domestic production followed as metal supplies collapsed entirely in the final months of the Pacific War. These pieces were manufactured but never officially released — Japan's surrender in August 1945 rendered them obsolete before distribution could occur.
Surviving examples come exclusively from mint holdings, never from circulation.