5000 yen coin

The 5,000 yen coin is a denomination of the Japanese yen. This denomination is only used for the minting of commemorative coins struck by the Japan Mint.

Five-thousand yen
Japan
Value5,000 Japanese yen
Mass15 g
Diameter30 mm
EdgeReeded
Composition.925 Silver
Years of minting1990–1998[lower-alpha 1]
Catalog number-
Obverse
DesignVaries by year
Reverse
DesignVaries by year

History

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List of commemoratives
Image Japanese date Gregorian date Mintage[lower-alpha 2] Reason
二 (2) 1990 10,000,000 Osaka Garden Exposition[1]
N/A 二 (2) 1990 5,000,000 Centennial of the Judiciary System[2]
N/A 二 (2) 1990 5,000,000 Centennial of the Diet of Japan[3]
N/A 五 (5) 1993 4,800,000
(200,000)		 Wedding of the Crown Prince[4]
N/A 十 (10) 1998 4,867,000
(133,000)		 Nagano Olympics (Hockey)[5]
N/A 十 (10) 1998 4,867,000
(133,000)		 Nagano Olympics (Biathlon)[6]
十 (10) 1998 4,867,000
(133,000)		 Nagano Olympics (Paralypic Skier)[7]

Notes
  1. Non consecutive
  2. Proof mintages are in parentheses

References
  1. The International Garden and Greenery Exposition 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-17.
  2. The Judicial System Centennial 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-10.
  3. The Diet Centennial 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-17.
  4. The Wedding of His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-10.
  5. Nagano Olympic (Series One) 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-10.
  6. Nagano Olympic (Series Two) 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-17.
  7. Nagano Olympic (Series Three) 5,000 yen Silver Coin Japan Mint (www.mint.go.jp). Retrieved on 2017-02-17.
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