10,000 yen coin
Ten-thousand yen Value 10,000 Japanese yen Edge Reeded Composition .999 Silver (First issue) .999 Gold (current issue) Years of minting 1986–present[ a] Catalog number - Design Varies by year Design Varies by year
The 10,000 yen coin is a denomination of the Japanese yen , and is only used for the issue of commemorative coins struck by the Japan Mint . 10,000 yen coins were first issued in the mid/late 1980s in silver but were later switched to gold . These non consecutive commemorative gold coins have been released ever since to collectors.
History
The first 10,000 yen coin was minted in 1986 as a silver commemorative to mark the 60th year of the enthronement of the Shōwa Emperor , Hirohito . Gold has been used to strike these coins in proof only format since 1997 when they were first issued for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . The weight and size of each coin varies by commemorative as both 15.6g (26mm) and 20.0g (28 - 35mm) have been used.[ 1]
List of commemoratives
Image
Japanese date
Gregorian date
Mintage[ 2]
Reason
六十一 (61)Shōwa
1986 (Silver)
900 10,000,000
Hirohito 's 60th year of reign[ 3]
六十二 (62) Shōwa
1987 (Silver)
001 Unknown[ 4]
Hirohito's 60th year of reign
9Heisei
1997
055 55,000
1998 Nagano Olympics (Ski Jumping)[ 5]
9 Heisei
1997
055 55,000
1998 Nagano Olympics (Figure Skating)[ 6]
10 Heisei
1998
055 55,000
1998 Nagano Olympics (Speed skiing)[ 7]
11 Heisei
1999
200 200,000
010 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito [ 8]
14 Heisei
2002
100 100,000
2002 FIFA World Cup [ 9]
16 Heisei
2004
070 70,000
EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN [ 10]
21 Heisei
2009
100 100,000
020 20th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito[ 11]
27 Heisei
2015
014 14,000
The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 1st Series[ 12] [ 13]
27 Heisei
2015
011 11,000
The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 2nd Series[ 14]
27 Heisei
2015
010 10,000
The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 3rd Series[ 15]
27 Heisei
2015
010 10,000
The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 4th Series[ 16]
30 Heisei
2018
040 40,000
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (First Issue)[ 17]
31 Heisei
2019
010 10,000
2019 Rugby World Cup [ 18]
31 Heisei
2019
050 50,000
030 30th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito[ 19]
元 (1)Reiwa
2019
050 50,000
Enthronement of Naruhito to the Chrysanthemum Throne[ 20] [ 21]
元 (1) Reiwa
2019
040 40,000
2020 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (Third Issue)[ 22]
2 Reiwa
2020
041 41,000
2020 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (Fourth Issue)[ 23]
3 Reiwa
2021
020 20,000
150 150th Anniversary of Japan's Postal System[ 24]
3 Reiwa
2021
020 20,000
150 150th Anniversary of Modern Currency System [ 24]
4 Reiwa
2022
TBD
050 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan[ 25]
Notes
References
^ "JAPAN 10000 Yen" . Numismatic Guaranty Corporation . Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Commemorative Coins issued up to now" . Japan Mint . Retrieved April 15, 2022 .
^ "The 60th year of the Emperor on the throne 10,000 yen Silver Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ "Japan 10000 Yen Y# 91 Yr.62 (1987)" . Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
^ "Nagano Olympic (Series One) 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Nagano Olympic (Series Two) 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Nagano Olympic (Series Three) 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "The 10th year of the Emperor on the throne, 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "The EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "The 20th Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor's Enthronement Commemorative 10,000 yen Gold Coin" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "A press release for the issue of commemorative coins for the Great East Japan Reconstruction Project" (PDF) . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project (1st Series)" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project (2nd Series)" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project (3rd Series)" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project (4th Series)" . The Japan Mint . Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Designs of The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Commemorative Coin Program (First Issue)" . The Ministry of Finance of Japan . Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "The 2019 Rugby World Cup 10,000 yen commemorative gold coin" (PDF) . The Ministry of Finance of Japan . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ "Commemorative Coins for the 30th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor" (PDF) . The Ministry of Finance of Japan . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019 .
^ 天皇陛下御即位記念一万円金貨幣の図柄 Ministry of Finance, Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2019-05-10.
^ Design of the 10,000-yen Commemorative Gold Coin for the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor Ministry of Finance, Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2019-05-13.
^ Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 10,000-yen Commemorative Gold Coins Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Commemorative Coin (Third Issue) Ministry of Finance, Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2019-10-30.
^ Designs of The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Commemorative Coin Program (Fourth Issue) The Ministry of Finance of Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2019-12-10.
^ a b 150th Anniversary of Japan's Postal System and Modern Currency System commemorative coins The Ministry of Finance of Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2021-04-07.
^ 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa commemorative coins The Ministry of Finance of Japan (www.mof.go.jp). Retrieved on 2022-04-22.
External links
Topics Circulating currency (Japanese yen )
Historical coinage
Historical banknotes
Commemoratives