10 yen coin


The 10 yen coin is one denomination of Japanese yen.
The obverse of the coin depicts the Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in, a Buddhist temple in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, with the kanji for "Japan" and "Ten Yen". The reverse shows the numerals "10" and the date of issue in kanji surrounded by bay laurel leaves.

History

10-yen coins issued between 1951 and 1958 have reeded edges, while 10-yen coins issued from 1959 onward do not.

Composition

Circulation figures

Meiji

The following are circulation figures for the coins that were minted between the 4th, and the 43rd year of Meiji's reign. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 明治. Patterns that include the rare 1870 dated coin are not included here.
"Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name"
Year of reignJapanese dateGregorian dateMintage
04 4th四1871
09 9th九1876
10th十187736
13th三十1880136
25th五十二1892Not circulated
30th十三1897
31st一十三1898
32nd二十三1899
33rd三十三1900
34th四十三1901
35th五十三1902
36th六十三1903
37th七十三1904
40th十四1907
41st一十四1908
42nd二十四1909
43rd三十四1910

Shōwa

The following are circulation dates which cover Emperor Hirohito's reign. The dates below correspond with the 26th to the 64th year of his reign. All ten yen coins that were made before 1959 have reeded edges, this has since changed to the present day smooth edge. Coins for this period will all begin with the Japanese symbol 昭和.
Year of reignJapanese dateGregorian dateMintage
25th二十五1950 00 Not released
26th二十六1951 00 Not released
26th二十六1951101,068,000
27th二十七1952486,632,000
28th二十八1953466,300,000
29th二十九1954520,900,000
30th三十1955123,100,000
32nd三十二195750,000,000
33rd三十三195825,000,000
34th三十四195962,400,000
35th三十五1960225,900,000
36th三十六1961229,900,000
37th三十七1962284,200,000
38th三十八1963411,300,000
39th三十九1964479,200,000
40th四十1965387,600,000
41st四十一1966395,900,000
42nd四十二1967158,900,000
43rd四十三1968363,600,000
44th四十四1969414,800,000
45th四十五1970382,700,000
46th四十六1971610,050,000
47th四十七1972634,950,000
48th四十八19731345 1,345,000,000
49th四十九19741780 1,780,000,000
50th五十19751280 1,280,260,000
51st五十一19761369 1,369,740,000
52nd五十二19771467 1,467,000,000
53rd五十三19781435 1,435,000,000
54th五十四19791207 1,207,000,000
55th五十五19801127 1,127,000,000
56th五十六19811369 1,369,000,000
57th五十七1982890,000,000
58th五十八1983870,000,000
59th五十九1984533,850,000
60th六十1985335,150,000
61st六十一198668,960,000
62nd六十二1987165,775,000
63rd六十三1988618,112,000
64th六十四198974,692,000

Heisei

The following are circulation dates in the reign of the current Emperor. Akihito was crowned in 1989, which is marked with a 元 symbol on the coin as a one year type. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 平成.
Year of reignJapanese dateGregorian dateMintage
01 1st元1989666,308,000
02 2nd二1990754,953,000
03 3rd三1991632,120,000
04 4th四1992538,130,000
05 5th五1993249,240,000
06 6th六1994190,767,000
07 7th七1995248,874,000
08 8th八1996546,213,000
09 9th九1997491,086,000
10th十1998410,612,000
11th十一1999359,120,000
12th十二2000315,026,000
13th十三2001542,024,000
14th十四2002455,667,000
15th十五2003551,406,000
16th十六2004592,903,000
17th十七2005504,029,000
18th十八2006440,594,000
19th十九2007388,904,000
20th二十2008362,811,000
21st二十一2009338,003,000
22nd二十二2010328,905,000
23rd二十三2011255,936,000
24th二十四2012279,211,000
25th二十五2013100,892,000
26th二十六2014171,013,000
27th二十七2015203,004,000
28th二十八2016198,064,000
29th二十九2017124,927,000
30th三十2018178,960,000
31st三十一2019197,594,000

Reiwa

The following are circulation dates in the reign of the current Emperor. Naruhito's accession to the Crysanthemum Throne took place on May 1, 2019 and he was formally enthroned on October 22, 2019. Coins for this period all begin with the Japanese symbol 令和. The inaugural year coin was marked 元 and debuted during the summer of that year.
Year of reignJapanese dateGregorian dateMintage
1st元2019137,026,000
2nd二2020TBD