10 Sen - Shōwa

€14,006.00
IssuerJapan
Year1938-1940
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Sen (0.10 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionAluminium bronze
Weight4 g
Dimensions22.0 mm
Thickness1.74 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#58, JNDA#01-29
Obverse descriptionChrysanthemum Flower (Coat of Arms & Emperor`s Royal Seal) on top with value divided by the center hole and stylized waves with rays below
Obverse script
Obverse lettering

(Translation: 10 sen)
Reverse descriptionIssuing authority above and the date below and a large sakura blossom around the hole flanked by Paulownia Flower Seals, on a field of concentric circles
Reverse script
Reverse lettering本 日 大
年 四 十 和 昭
(Translation: Great Japan Year 14 of Shōwa)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage13 (1938)  - 年三十和昭 - 46 999 990
14 (1939)  - 年四十和昭 - 121 500 000
15 (1940)  - 年五十和昭 - 165 000 000
Catalog ID1017301320
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