10 yen coin

Denomination of Japanese yen Japan Ten yen 10 Japanese yen 4.5 23.5 1.5 Reeded (1951-1958)Smooth (1959-present) 95% Cu3-4% Zn1-2% Snhttp://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/jyuud.htm 10 yen coin 2008-10-03 Bank of Japan https://web.archive.org/web/20101106103514/http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/jyuud.htm 2010-11-06 dead 1871–present - 10_Yen_Showa_obverse.png Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in 1951 10_Yen_Showa_reverse.png Bay laurel leaves 1951 The 10 yen coin 十円硬貨 Jū-en kōka is one denomination of the Japanese yen. The obverse of the coin depicts the Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in, a Buddhist temple in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, with the kanji for "Japan" and "Ten Yen". The reverse shows the numerals "10" and the date of issue in kanji surrounded by bay laurel leaves. History Gold ten yen (1871-1910) Ten yen coins were first issued in 1871 from a newly established mint at Osaka.https://books.google.com/books?id=T9JcAgAAQBAJ&q=10+yen+issued+1871+osaka&pg=PA498 The New Coinage Period A History of Banking in Japan Juichi Soyeda Routledge 2013 498–499 9781136775734 The origin of mintage is not clear as there are conflicting reports stating that ten yen coins were either minted in San Francisco, or in Japan the prior year.https://books.google.com/books?id=d1UMAQAAIAAJ&q=10+yen+coin+1870 Information Bulletin Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1964 279https://books.google.com/books?id=R_R7KkL4VeUC&q=1+yen+coin+1870+san+francisco The Coin Collector's Journal Edouard Frossard Scott and Company 1878 3 40 This and the 10 yen piece of the same design were made in San Francisco in 1870 In either case the unit of yen was officially adopted by the Meiji government in an act signed on June 27, 1871.A. Piatt Andrew, Quarterly Journal of Economics, "The End of the Mexican Dollar", 18:3:321–356, 1904, p. 345 Under the new law each ten yen coin was to weigh 257.2 grains, and contain 90% gold with a foreign exchange rate close to a United States Eagle (US$10 coin).https://books.google.com/books?id=MNQVEputJx0C&q=10+yen+issued+1871&pg=PA513 Annual Report of the Director of the Mint United States. Bureau of the Mint Department of the Treasury 1898 514 Gold bullion for coinage was delivered from private Japanese citizens, foreigners, and the Japanese government.Monogatari Monogatari Hisamitsu Shigehira Mainichi Shimbun 1976 176–178 No ten yen coins were minted between 1871 and 1876, during this time the Japanese government tried unsuccessfully to implement a gold standard with the amount of gold in circulation described as "very trifling". Gold bullion rose to a slight premium in 1874 which caused gold coin production as a whole to rapidly fall off. It was reported in the Quarterly Journal of Economics that by 1876 more gold coins were exported to foreign countries than for use domestically.https://books.google.com/books?id=oLQHAQAAMAAJ&q=10+yen+coin+struck+1871+Osaka&pg=PA153 Monetary Changes in Japan The Quarterly Journal of Economics Harvard University 1898 154–155 Japan was later forced off of the gold standard in 1877 due to the cost of the Satsuma Rebellion.https://books.google.com/books?id=XbVAAQAAMAAJ&q=10+yen+gold+1877 帝国現代縱横史 Period Research Group 3 1918 150 Twenty years would pass before the Japanese government went back on the gold standard. During this lapse non circulating ten yen gold coins were made in two non-consecutive years for two different reasons. The first occasion occurred in 1880 when ten yen gold proof coins were struck for exclusive use in presentation sets that were given away as gifts to foreign diplomats.https://coins.ha.com/itm/japan/meiji-proof-gold-10-yen-year-13-1880-/a/3015-24379.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115 Japan: Meiji Proof gold 10 Yen Year 13 (1880) Heritage Auctions August 19, 2020https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/jacobs-collection-stuns-nets-6-8-million.html Jacobs Collection stuns, nets $6.8 million Jeff Starck Coin World September 29, 2011 August 19, 2020 The second and final instance involved the World's Columbian Exposition in 1892 where several newly minted coins were put on display.https://coins.ha.com/itm/japan/japan-meiji-gold-proof-10-yen-year-4-1871-pr66-cameo-ngc-/a/3056-30393.s Japan: Meiji gold Proof 10 Yen Year 4 (1871) PR66 Cameo Heritage Auctions August 19, 2020 When Japan went back on the gold standard in 1897, new ten yen coins were set by law to weigh 8.3g and have a diameter of 21.2mm.Ten yen gold coins initially weighed 16.6g with a width of 29.4mm. These new lighter and smaller coins were given a new design which features a sunburst superimposed on the sacred mirror on the obverse, and the value within a wreath on the reverse.https://books.google.com/books?id=I8QWAAAAYAAJ&q=10+yen+coin+1897&pg=PA23 Law No. XVI of the 26th day of March of the 30th year of Meiji (1897) The Coinage Law of Japan, Enacted in 1897 1897 23–25 Japanhttps://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/japan-10-yen-y-33-yr.301897-yr.431910-cuid-1132172-duid-1449660 Japan 10 Yen Y# 33 Numismatic Guaranty Corporation March 27, 2019 The adoption of the gold standard allowed Japanese ten yen gold certificates to be redeemed for gold.https://books.google.com/books?id=xtO-9DZGAfoC&q=10+yen+piece+%221910%22+convertible+gold The Japan Year Book Katsuji Inahara Foreign Affairs Association of Japan 1939 302 but on the adoption of the gold standard in 1897 these notes became convertible into gold This convertible paper currency was used in immense numbers while coined yen was seldom used or seen.1882117 free (1897) Quarterly Journal of Economics G Droppers 1898 182 Gold ten yen coins of the second design (1897 to 1910) mostly remained in government vaults by the time mintage ceased for good in 1910. The coins that had been minted during those thirteen years continued to back up gold certificates until World War I due to inflation.The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn JNDA 2014Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg Coin and Currency Institute 2003Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections Heritage World Coin Auction 2015 The remaining gold coins in circulation were eventually withdrawn due to wartime conditions in the late 1930s.https://books.google.com/books?id=M1aUX_0NO4MC&q=gold+yen+%22withdrawn%22+1940&pg=PA76 Taiwan (Formosa)--Economic Supplement Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy Department (US) 1944 76 Those that remained in circulation were either hoarded or melted down by the public.https://books.google.com/books?id=smwn2UxgD8YC&q=gold+yen+%22withdrawn%22+1943&pg=PA16 Civil Affairs Handbook United States. Army Service Forces 1943 16 Modern ten yen (1950-) The first ten yen coins made after World War II were authorized by law on March 2, 1950, by prime minister Shigeru Yoshida. These coins were to be made of German Silver, and act as "temporary subsidiary coins".https://books.google.com/books?id=NkQlAQAAIAAJ&q=German+silver+yen+1950 Official Gazette. English Edition 1950 1176–1201 1 Japan A total of 432,970,000 ten yen coins minted in this new alloy were recorded as struck by the end of that year. By the end of 1951 almost 800 million of these coins had been minted and were waiting to be distributed.https://books.google.com/books?id=GEWubWvHlZEC&q=10+yen+coin+1950+nickel&pg=PA73 Annual Report of the Director of the Mint United States. Bureau of the Mint 1950 73https://books.google.com/books?id=rOXtJFcCWJ4C&q=Annual+Report+of+the+Director+of+the+Mint+1951+10+yen&pg=PA46 Annual Report of the Director of the Mint United States. Bureau of the Mint 1951 46 None of the German silver coins minted between 1950 and 1951 ever circulated as the coins were eventually melted. The decision to melt the coins came as the Korean War had driven nickel prices to about 4.1 million yen per ton.https://books.google.com/books?id=HWvEVrcM7eAC&q=%22german+silver%22+%22yen%22+1950 The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine Hewitt Bros 1955 21 19Mint Bureau 100 Year History (Document) Mint Bureau Ministry of Finance 1974 Those that escaped being melted and are now considered by collectors to be "scarce" Japanese pattern coins.https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/10-yen-1869-1958/1950-s25-p10-yen-km-pn83/4847?sn=479283&h=pop (1950 (S25) P10 Yen KM-Pn83) (Special Strike) PCGS August 22, 2020https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/10-yen-1869-1958/1951-s26-p10-yen-km-pn85/4847?sn=479285&h=pop ((1951) S26 P10 Yen KM-Pn85) (Special Strike) PCGS August 22, 2020 Bronze ten yen coins were first minted in 1951, but were not released for general circulation until January 4, 1953.https://books.google.com/books?id=QkmtfYwsaQUC&q=Released+for+general+circulation+January+4+,+1953 The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine Hewitt Bros 19 1953 405 Ten yen coins minted between 1951 and 1958 have reeded edges and are nicknamed Giza 10 ギザ10 Giza Ju, meaning “jagged 10 yen coin” in Japanese.https://web.archive.org/web/20190418134102/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/lifestyle/entry/2019/019326.html April 18, 2019 https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/lifestyle/entry/2019/019326.html 目指せ、億万長者！ 「ギザ10」を売ってリッチになれるのか試してみた TV Tokyo April 18, 2019 August 23, 2020 The design which is used today features Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in on the obverse, and Bay laurel leaves on the reverse. The design remains essentially the same other than the reeds being dropped in 1959 which gave the coins a smooth edge. Slight modifications were also made in the latter half of 1986 regarding the design of Byōdō-in. These coins are not culturally recommended to be offered at shrines, as another word for "10" is "toh" (十), and another word for "yen" is "en" (円). Combining these characters into "toh-en" can also read as "far destiny" 遠縁.https://experience-suginami.tokyo/2017/01/how-to-pray-at-shrines/ How to Pray at Shrines Experience Suginami Tokyo February 22, 2021 Ten yen coins continue to be produced up to the present under the Reiwa era. Composition Years Material 1871–1910https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/japan-10-yen-y-12-yr.41871-cuid-1173272-duid-1449507 Japan 10 Yen Y# 12 Numismatic Guaranty Corporation March 27, 2019https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/japan-10-yen-y-12a-yr.101877-yr.91876-cuid-1169068-duid-1451954 Japan 10 Yen Y# 12a Numismatic Guaranty Corporation March 27, 2019 90% gold, 10% copper 1951–presenthttps://www.buntetsu.net/mbc/cg10.htm 10円青銅貨 www.buntetsu.net ja March 27, 2019 95% copper, 3.5% zinc, 1.5% tin Circulation figures thumb|right|10 yen coin from 1871 (year 4)Design 1 - (1871–1880) thumb|right|10 yen coin from 1897 (year 30)Design 2 - (1897–1910) Meiji The following are circulation figures for the coins that were minted between the 4th, and the 43rd year of Meiji's reign. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 明治 (Meiji). Inscriptions on Japanese coins from this period are read clockwise from right to left: "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name" (Ex: 年 ← 五十三 ← 治明) Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage 04 4th 四 1871 1,867,032 09 9th 九 1876 1,925 10th 十 1877 36 13th 三十 1880 136 25th 五十二 1892 Not circulated1892 dated coins were never intended for circulation as they were made for the World's Columbian Exposition as exhibits. 30th 十三 1897 2,422,146 31st 一十三 1898 3,176,134 32nd 二十三 1899 1,743,006 33rd 三十三 1900 1,114,766 34th 四十三 1901 1,654,682 35th 五十三 1902 3,023,940 36th 六十三 1903 2,902,184 37th 七十三 1904 724,548 40th 十四 1907 157,684 41st 一十四 1908 1,160,674 42nd 二十四 1909 2,165,660 43rd 三十四 1910 8,982 Shōwa thumb|right|10 yen coin from 1951 (year 26)Design 1 - (1951–1958) Reeded thumb|right|10 yen coin from 1952 (year 27) showing its reeded edge thumb|right|10 yen coin from 1959 (year 34)Design 2 - (1959–present) Smooth The following are circulation dates which cover Emperor Hirohito's reign. The dates below correspond with the 26th to the 64th year (last) of his reign. All ten yen coins that were made before 1959 have reeded edges, this has since changed to the present day smooth edge. Coins for this period will all begin with the Japanese symbol 昭和 (Shōwa). Japanese coins are read with a left to right format: "Emperors name" → "Number representing year of reign" → "Year" (Ex: 昭和 → 三十四 → 年). Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintagehttps://www.mint.go.jp/media/2026/02/nenmeibetsu_r7.pdf 年銘別貨幣製造枚数【令和7年銘】 Japan Mint ja February 10, 2026mintage Mintages on the Japan Mint website are in thousands 26th 二十六 1951 101,068,000 27th 二十七 1952 486,632,000 28th 二十八 1953 466,300,000 29th 二十九 1954 520,900,000 30th 三十 1955 123,100,000 32nd 三十二 1957 50,000,000 33rd 三十三 1958 (Reeded) 25,000,000 34th 三十四 1959 (Smooth) 62,400,000 35th 三十五 1960 225,900,000 36th 三十六 1961 229,900,000 37th 三十七 1962 284,200,000 38th 三十八 1963 411,300,000 39th 三十九 1964 479,200,000 40th 四十 1965 387,600,000 41st 四十一 1966 395,900,000 42nd 四十二 1967 158,900,000 43rd 四十三 1968 363,600,000 44th 四十四 1969 414,800,000 45th 四十五 1970 382,700,000 46th 四十六 1971 610,050,000 47th 四十七 1972 634,950,000 48th 四十八 1973 1345 1,345,000,000 49th 四十九 1974 1780 1,780,000,000 50th 五十 1975 1280 1,280,260,000 51st 五十一 1976 1369 1,369,740,000 52nd 五十二 1977 1467 1,467,000,000 53rd 五十三 1978 1435 1,435,000,000 54th 五十四 1979 1207 1,207,000,000 55th 五十五 1980 1127 1,127,000,000 56th 五十六 1981 1369 1,369,000,000 57th 五十七 1982 890,000,000 58th 五十八 1983 870,000,000 59th 五十九 1984 533,850,000 60th 六十 1985 335,150,000 61st 六十一 1986 68,960,000 62nd 六十二 1987 165,775,000 63rd 六十三 1988 618,112,000 64th 六十四 1989 74,692,000 Heisei thumb|right|Heisei 10 yen coin from 2006 (year 18) thumb|Phoenix Hall is featured on the obverse side of the coin. The following are circulation dates during the reign of Emperor Akihito. who was crowned in 1989. The dates below correspond with the 1st to the 31st year (last) of his reign. First year of reign coins are marked with a 元 symbol (first) as a one-year type. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 平成 (Heisei). Japanese coins are read with a left to right format: "Emperors name" → "Number representing year of reign" → "Year" (Ex: 平成 → 十 → 年). Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintagemintage 01 1st 元 1989 666,308,000 02 2nd 二 1990 754,953,000 03 3rd 三 1991 632,120,000 04 4th 四 1992 538,130,000 05 5th 五 1993 249,240,000 06 6th 六 1994 190,767,000 07 7th 七 1995 248,874,000 08 8th 八 1996 546,213,000 09 9th 九 1997 491,086,000 10th 十 1998 410,612,000 11th 十一 1999 359,120,000 12th 十二 2000 315,026,000 13th 十三 2001 542,024,000 14th 十四 2002 455,667,000 15th 十五 2003 551,406,000 16th 十六 2004 592,903,000 17th 十七 2005 504,029,000 18th 十八 2006 440,594,000 19th 十九 2007 388,904,000 20th 二十 2008 362,811,000 21st 二十一 2009 338,003,000 22nd 二十二 2010 328,905,000 23rd 二十三 2011 255,936,000 24th 二十四 2012 279,211,000 25th 二十五 2013 100,892,000 26th 二十六 2014 171,013,000 27th 二十七 2015 203,004,000 28th 二十八 2016 198,064,000 29th 二十九 2017 124,927,000 30th 三十 2018 178,960,000 31st ja 三十一 2019 197,594,000 Reiwa The following are circulation dates in the reign of the current Emperor. Naruhito's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne took place on May 1, 2019, and he was formally enthroned on October 22, 2019. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 令和 (Reiwa). The inaugural year coin (2019) was marked 元 (first) and debuted during the summer of that year.Reiwa coins to debut summer 2019 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190403/p2a/00m/0na/013000c Japanese coins are read with a left to right format: "Emperors name" → "Number representing year of reign" → "Year" (Ex: 令和 → 二 → 年). Year of reign Japanese date Gregorian date Mintagemintage 1st 元 2019 137,026,000 2nd 二 2020 276,428,000 3rd 三 2021 139,133,000 4th ja 四 2022 129,874,000 5th ja 五 2023 27,927,000 6th ja 六 2024 109,027,000 7th ja 七 2025 154,071,000 8th ja 八 2026 TBD Collecting The value of any given coin is determined by survivability rate and condition as collectors in general prefer uncleaned appealing coins. The first ten yen coins were made from 1871 to 1892 with coins dated 1871, 1876, 1877, 1880, and 1892 using a dragon design. All of these dates outside of those from 1871 (year 4) are now rarely found for sale as they are highly valued.https://japan.antique-coin.info/10yen/ 明治4年〜明治25年 10円(十圓)金貨の価値 ja japan.antique-coin.inf August 29, 2020https://kosenkaitori.info/koka/10yen/ 旧10円金貨の買取価格一覧リスト Kosen Kaitori ja August 29, 2020 Coins with the latter of these two dates were never intended for circulation as coins dated 1880 (year 13) were part of presentation sets. It's now estimated that only four to five known "year 13" coins have survived with an example selling at auction for US$276,000 in 2011. No surviving examples are known for coins dated 1892 (year 25) which had been exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition. The second smaller design used for this denomination was minted from 1897 to 1910 after Japan officially adopted the gold standard. These are generally valued in lesser amounts than their predecessors, though rarer key dates in this group include coins dated 1904, 1907, and 1910. As a whole, the series dated from 1870 to 1910 can also be found on the market inside "Ministry of Finance" labeled plastic holders. These came from a hoard of 30,000 gold coins that were found to have been held by the Ministry of Finance. The Japanese government held a series of auctions from 2005 through 2007 which included previously unreported rare coins in denominations of 5, 10 and 20 Yen.https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/holders/japan-ministry-of-finance/ Japan Ministry of Finance Holder NGC August 30, 2020 Modern ten yen coins date back to 1951 (year 26 of Shōwa) when the coins were struck for circulation using a bronze alloy. There is a misconception among the Japanese public that Giza 10 ギザ10 Giza Ju (yen made between 1951 and 1958) are worth a lot of money because of their reeds. On average these coins are worth only 3 to 4 times their face value, or in some cases just their face value. Ten yen coins from this period are only valued highly in uncirculated grades.https://www.kosenkaitori.net/giza-10/ ギザ10の価値は最大で約6万円！その条件と高く売る方法をご紹介 Kosen Kaitori August 30, 2020 Modifications to the ten yen coin were made in 1986 which show slight differences in the appearance of Byodoin Phoenix Hall. Those made in the latter half of 1986 with these temple changes were reported to be worth over $1,000 (USD) by TV Tokyo in 2019. Notes References Japan Money Numismatics External links Category:Japanese yen coins Category:Ten-base-unit coins Category:Currencies of Japan