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5 Sen - Shōwa
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1940-1943 |
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| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Imperial chrysanthemum mon in relief, flanked symmetrically by stylized cloud formations rendered in low relief. The denomination 五 (go, five) appears in the upper field and 錢 (sen) in the lower field, both inscribed in bold kanji characters. The entire design is contained within a beaded border running the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (Kanji) |
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| Mintage | 15 (1940) - Y# 60 (1.2 g); 年五十和昭 - 410,020,460 16 (1941) - Y# 60 (1.2 g); 年六十和昭 - 16 (1941) - Y# 60a (1 g); 年六十和昭 - 478,023,877 17 (1942) - Y# 60a (1 g); 年七十和昭 - 18 (1943) - Y# 60b (0.8 g); 年八十和昭 - 276,493,742 |
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