The five-yen coin is today's coin. For Western people, the coin may be the trickiest of all Japanese coins since this is the only one with no Arabic number on it. Instead of Arabic 5, the Japanese character meaning 5, "δΊ”", is used.Value: 5 yen = 5 cents or so.
Material: copper 60-70%, zinc 30-40%.
Weight: 3.75 g.
Size: 22mm (diameter), 1.5 mm (thickness).
Trivia:
The five-yen coins minted in 1958 are rare. Could be worth more than 5 yen.
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