20 sen coin
The 20 sen coin (二十銭銀貨) was a Japanese coin worth one fifth of a Japanese yen, as 100 sen equalled 1 yen.[1] These coins were minted from 1870 to 1911 in 80% silver.[2][3]
Japan | |
Value | 1⁄5 Japanese Yen |
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Mass | (1870–1871) 5.0 g (1873–1905) 5.39 g (1906–1911) 4.05 g |
Diameter | 20.3–24 mm |
Edge | Reeded |
Shape | Circular |
Composition | 80% Silver 20% Copper |
Years of minting | 1870–1911 |
Obverse | |
Design | Various, depending on year. |
Reverse | |
Design | Various, depending on year. |
Circulation figures
Meiji
The following are circulation figures for the twenty sen coin, all of which were minted between the 3rd, and 44th year of Meiji's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 明治 (Meiji), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below "一十二" would read as "year 21" or 1888.
- "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name" (Ex: 年 ← 一十二 ← 治明)
Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Mintage[3] |
---|---|---|---|
3rd | 三 | 1870 Shallow scales | 4,313,015[4] |
3rd | 三 | 1870 Deep scales | |
4th | 四 | 1871[lower-alpha 1] | Unknown |
6th | 六 | 1873 TY1 (Standard) | 6,214,284[5] |
6th | 六 | 1873 TY2 (Open top hon) | |
7th | 七 | 1874 | 3,024,242[5] |
8th | 八 | 1875 TY1 (Long ribbons) | 612,736[5] |
8th | 八 | 1875 TY2 (Short ribbons) | |
9th | 九 | 1876 TY1 (Long ribbons) | 9,200,892[5] |
9th | 九 | 1876 TY2 (Short ribbons) | |
10th | 十 | 1877 | 5,199,731[5] |
13th | 三十 | 1880 | 96[5] |
18th | 八十 | 1885 | 4,205,723[5] |
20th | 十二 | 1887 | 4,794,755[5] |
21st | 一十二 | 1888 | 703,920[5] |
24th | 四十二 | 1891 | 2,500,000[5] |
25th | 五十二 | 1892 | 3,054,693[5] |
26th | 六十二 | 1893 | 3,445,307[5] |
27th | 七十二 | 1894 | 4,500,000[5] |
28th | 八十二 | 1895 | 7,000,000[5] |
29th | 九十二 | 1896 | 2,599,340[5] |
30th | 十三 | 1897 | 7,516,448[5] |
31st | 一十三 | 1898 | 17,984,212[5] |
32nd | 二十三 | 1899 | 15,000,000[5] |
33rd | 三十三 | 1900 | 800,000[5] |
34th | 四十三 | 1901 | 500,000 |
37th | 七十三 | 1904 | 5,250,000 |
38th | 八十三 | 1905 | 8,444,930 |
39th | 九十三 | 1906 | 6,550,070 |
40th | 十四 | 1907 | 20,000,000 |
41st | 一十四 | 1908 | 15,000,000 |
42nd | 二十四 | 1909 | 8,824,702 |
43rd | 三十四 | 1910 | 21,175,298 |
44th | 四十四 | 1911[lower-alpha 2] | 500,000 |
Notes
- Coins minted in 1871 have a scarce variety where the lower stroke in "Sen" is incomplete
- While pattern coins were made after 1911 into the early 1920s, no further coinage was adopted. These pattern coins are not included here and are rare today.[6]
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References
- "Japan 5, 10, 20, 50 Sen and 1 Yen (Fakes are possible) 1873 to 1900". www.coinquest.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "20銭銀貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler. Collecting World Coins 10th edition. Krause Publications. p. 431.
- "Japan 20 Sen Yr.3(1870)-Yr.4(1871)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Japan 20 Sen Y# 24 Yr.10(1877)-Yr.9(1876)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "JAPAN 20 Sen (Page 2/2)". Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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