100 Yen Coin
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The 100-yen coin is a subsidiary coin issued by the Japanese government. It is called 'hyaku en koka' or 'hyaku en dama' in Japanese. The Japan Mint defines that the side on which the year is marked is the tail side for convenience sake, however, unlike coins from the Meiji period, the 100-yen coin legally has no head or tail.
The 100-yen cupronickel coin
This is the 100-yen coin that is currently issued. On the head side are the designs for 'Japan', '100 yen' (both in kanji) and Japanese cherries, and on the tail side is the number '100' and the year of manufacture. On the lateral side, there are 103 knurls. For the character for '100,' a design similar to the character for '50' on current 50-yen coin is used.
The 100-yen silver coin
In 1957, the 100-yen silver coin was issued with the design of a 'Hoo' (a mythological sacred bird in Chinese lore, a phoenix) as the first silver coin minted after the war. The cost of manufacturing at that time was said to be 43 yen. In 1959, the design was changed to ears of rice while the weight and composition were unchanged. At the same time, the design of the 50-yen coin was also changed and both designs were sought from the public.
The content of silver in these two types of 100-yen silver coins is 0.600. As of 2008, the value of silver hovers around 50 yen per gram. Assuming it is 50 yen, the price of silver contained in a 100-yen silver coin is (50x4.8x0.6) 144 yen, which exceeds the face value. If the value of silver were to go even higher, there is a potential risk that the coin will become subject to illegal acts against the Act on Control of Damaging and Other Acts Related to Coins.
- If you only have 10,000 yen note, just go to convinience store and buy something cheap, they will give you bunch of 1000 yen note as your change. I think the locker room at Disneyland also have the machine that convert 1000 yen note into 100 yen coins as well.
- Detailed information about the coin 100 Yen, Shōwa, Japan, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
Also refer to Japanese silver coins.
Transition
1957: The 100-yen silver coin was issued.
1959: Design of The 100-yen silver coin was changed from hoo to ears of rice.
1967: Current 100-yen cupronickel coin was issued.
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Japanese Yen (円)=100 sen
Emperor Hirohito
Shōwa period - 昭和 (1926-1989)
Japan 100 Yen Silver Coin
100 yen 1957-1958
100 yen 1957
(1957, 1958)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
YEAR 32 SHŌWA / sun in sakura cartouche / 100 YENGREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / phoenix / 100 YEN
KM#77
Coin value - $4-5
100 yen 1959-1966
100 yen 1959
(1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
SHŌWA / 100 / 34 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / sheaf of rice / 100 YEN
KM#78
Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 1967-1988
100 yen 1988
(1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
100 / SHŌWA 63 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
KM#82
Coin value - $1-2
100 yen 1964 Summer Olympic Games
100 yen 1964
silver 0.600
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
commemorative coin
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
TOKYO 1964 / 100 / SHŌWA 39 YEARGREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Olympic torch and rings / 100 YEN
KM#79
Coin value - $4-5
100 yen 1970 EXPO
100 yen 1970
copper-nickel
Diameter 28.0 mm. Weight 9.0 g. Edge milled
commemorative coin
EXPO 1970 in Osaka
100YEN / expo emblem / EXPO70 / SHŌWA 45 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / mount Fuji with clouds / 100 YEN
KM#83
Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 1972 Winter Olympic Games
100 yen 1972
copper-nickel
Diameter 30.0 mm. Weight 12.0 g. Edge milled
commemorative coin
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Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo
1972 SAPPORO / 100 / SHŌWA 47 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN SAPPORO / Olympic torch / 100 YEN
KM#84
Coin value - $3-4
100 yen 1975 EXPO
100 yen 1975
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.5 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
commemorative coin
EXPO 1975 in Okinawa
EXPO75 OKINAWA / 100 / SHŌWA 50 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Shureimon gate on the waves / 100 YEN
KM#85
Coin value - $2-3
100 yen 1976 50th Anniversary of Reign
100 yen 1976
copper-nickel
Diameter 30.0 mm. Weight 12.0 g. Edge milled
1000 Yen Note - Wikipedia
commemorative coin
50th Anniversary of Reign
FIFTY YEARS / 100 YEN / Imperial Seal of Japan flanked by phoenixes / SHŌWA 51 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / Ishibashi bridge and Imperial Palace / 100 YEN
KM#86
Coin value - $3-4
Emperor Akihito
Heisei period -平成 (from 1989)
100 yen 1989
100 yen 1989
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
100 / HEISEI FIRST YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
KM#98.1
Coin value - $4-8
100 yen 1990 and later
100 yen 2014 (1990-)
copper-nickel
Diameter 22.6 mm. Weight 4.8 g. Edge milled
circulation coinage
100 / HEISEI 26 YEAR
GREAT JAPAN (NIPPON GINKO) / blooming sakura / 100 YEN
KM#98.2
Coin value - $1-3