Japanese 500 Yen? (2019) - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 3 / Views: 3,362
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 05/08/2010 06:37 am Just need confirmation. Is this a Japanese 500 yen? It has regnal year 21 which would make it 2009 but there is number 20 (in japanese) at between 12 and 1 o'clock which is confusing me. Can anyone clarify? Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/08/2010 06:39 am How'd you get this so quickly... and circulated? It's a commemorative 500 yen for Akihito's 20th year on the throne. But, as the calendar starts at year 1 instead of 0, it is Heisei 21. ... so how'd you get it? I thought these were only supposed to be in mint packages! Report this Post to the Staff
chervonets New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 05/09/2010 01:17 am I second that... BTW these coins are already in circulation in Japan and on the market in other countries... Check this for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...350351521758 Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 05/09/2010 04:15 am Just a straight forward circulated coin. Just noticed the edge. The standard 500 yen coin has 'slanted reeding' (first pic) whereas the commemmorative 2009 has slanted reeding that gradually gets thicker then back to narrow. This happens 4 times around the coin. Sorry for the poor quality but my camera is useless as a microscope so it had to be scans. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 3 / Views: 3,362

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.24 seconds to rattle this change.