Japan | |
Value | +1⁄2 Japanese yen |
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Mass | Various g |
Diameter | Various mm |
Edge | Reeded |
Shape | circular |
Composition | Silver/copper, then later brass |
Years of minting | 1870–1948 |
Obverse | |
Design | Various, depending on year. |
Reverse | |
Design | Various, depending on year. |
The 50 sen coin (五十銭硬貨) was a Japanese coin worth half of a Japanese yen, as 100 sen equalled 1 yen.[1] These coins circulated from the late 19th century to the early 1950s, when Japan adopted a single currency unit and this coin was demonetized.