50,000 yen coin

The 50,000 yen coin is a denomination of the Japanese yen. Only one coin was ever issued for this denomination which commemorated the wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito to Masako. These coins did not circulate, and were made in uncirculated and proof coinage format for collectors by the Japan Mint.

Fifty-thousand yen
Value50,000 Japanese yen
Mass18 g
Diameter27 mm
EdgeReeded
Composition.999 Gold
Years of minting1993
Catalog number-
Obverse
Reverse

Commemorative

Emperor Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[1] Reason
Akihito 五 (5) 1993 1,900,000
(100,000 in proof)
Wedding of the Crown Prince[2]
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