¥1 Aluminum Coin
Design: Young tree
Material: 100% aluminum
Diameter: 20.0 mm
Weight: 1.0 g
Edge: Smooth
First issued: 1955
¥5 Brass Coin
Design: Ear of rice, a gear, and water
Material: 60%-70% Cu (copper), 40%-30% Zn (zinc)
Diameter: 22.0 mm
Weight: 3.75g
Edge: Smooth
First issued: 1959
¥10 Bronze Coin
Design: HodoTemple, aka Byodoin Temple, a national treasure founded in Kyoto in 1052
Material: 95% Cu (copper), 4%-3% Zn (zinc), 1%-2% Sn (tin)
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
Edge: Smooth
First issued: 1959
¥50 Cupro-Nickel Coin
Design: Chrysanthemum (flower of the Imperial Family)
Material: 75% Cu (copper), 25% Ni (nickel)
Diameter: 21.0 mm
Weight: 4.0 g
Edge: Milled
First issued: 1967
¥100 Cupro-Nickel Coin
Design: Cherry Blossoms (national flower of Japan)
Material: 75% Cu (copper), 25% Ni (nickel)
Diameter: 22.6 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Edge: Milled
First issued: 1967
¥500 Cupro-Nickel Coin
Design: Paulownia (any of genus (Paulownia) of Chinese trees of the snapdragon family; especially one (P. tomentosa) widely cultivated for its panicles of fragrant violet flowers. Named after Anna Pavlovna, a Russian princess who died in 1865.)
Material: 75% Cu (copper), 25% Ni (nickel)
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Weight: 7.2 g
Edge: Lettering
First issued: 1982
