# Japanese Proof Set

The Japanese Proof Set (プルーフセット), commonly known as the Proof Set in the United States, is a set of proof coins sold by the Japan Mint. These sets were first issued in 1987 (Shōwa 62) as "regular proof sets" consisting of denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen (666 yen total). In addition to "regular", those made since 1997 have also been referred to as "special", as these sets include a decorative case and in some instances a non-legal tender medal. Proof coinage is not intended for circulation as these are targeted towards collectors.

## Regular proof sets
### Shōwa

| Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Sets issued | Case color |
| 62nd | 六十二 | 1987 | 230,000 | Black |
| 63rd | 六十三 | 1988 | 200,000 | Black |

### Heisei

| Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Sets issued with year plate | Sets issued w/o year plate | Case color |
| 01 1st | 元 | 1989 | 200,000 | N/A | Black |
| 02 2nd | 二 | 1990 | 200,000 | N/A | Black |
| 03 3rd | 三 | 1991 | 200,000 | N/A | Black |
| 04 4th | 四 | 1992 | 250,000 | N/A | Black |
| 05 5th | 五 | 1993 | 250,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 06 6th | 六 | 1994 | 227,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 07 7th | 七 | 1995 | 200,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 08 8th | 八 | 1996 | 189,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 09 9th | 九 | 1997 | 187,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 10th | 十 | 1998 | 170,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 11th | 十一 | 1999 | 150,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 12th | 十二 | 2000 | 126,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 13th | 十三 | 2001 | 138,000 | N/A | Dark blue |
| 14th | 十四 | 2002 | 141,000 | N/A | Blue |
| 15th | 十五 | 2003 | 98,400 | 6,600 | Dark blue |
| 16th | 十六 | 2004 | 94,900 | 13,100 | Dark blue |
| 17th | 十七 | 2005 | 76,700 | 10,000 | Dark blue |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 63,400 | 8,700 | Dark blue |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 53,200 | 7,000 | Dark blue |
| 20th | 二十 | 2008 | 55,200 | 6,000 | Dark blue |
| 21st | 二十一 | 2009 | 48,400 | 5,600 | Dark blue |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 41,687 | 5,500 | Dark blue |
| 23rd | 二十三 | 2011 | 40,100 | 5,500 | Dark blue |
| 24th | 二十四 | 2012 | 38,220 | 5,000 | Dark blue |
| 25th | 二十五 | 2013 | 37,500 | 5,000 | Dark blue |
| 26th | 二十六 | 2014 | 33,700 | 4,790 | Dark blue |
| 27th | 二十七 | 2015 | 28,700 | 5,100 | Dark blue |
| 28th | 二十八 | 2016 | 32,184 | 4,816 | Dark blue |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 24,580 | 4,420 | Dark blue |
| 30th | 三十 | 2018 | 30,000 | 5,000 | Dark blue |
| 31st | 三十一 | 2019 | 50,000 | 10,000 | Dark blue |

### Reiwa

All of the case sets issued during the Reiwa era have been in dark blue. As the 500 yen coin was redesigned in 2021, two varieties of proof sets exist for that given year.
| Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Sets issued with year plate | Sets issued w/o year plate |
| 1st | 元 | 2019 | 30,000 | 5,000 |
| 2nd | 二 | 2020 | 37,400 | 9,500 |
| 3rd (old 500 yen) | 三 | 2021 | 36,000 | 7,000 |
| 3rd (new 500 yen) | 三 | 2021 | 36,000 | 9,000 |
| 4th | 四 | 2022 | 30,000 | 9,000 |
| 5th | 五 | 2023 | 27,800 | 7,050 |
| 6th | 六 | 2024 | TBA | TBA |
| 7th | 七 | 2025 | TBA | TBA |

## Special proof sets

Sets colored in yellow include all 6 denominations of yen with a medal.

### Heisei (SPS)

| Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Sets issued | Case color | Theme |
| 09 9th | 九 | 1997 | 25,000 | Blue | Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line opening |
| 10th | 十 | 1998 | 30,000 | Blue | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge opening |
| 11th | 十一 | 1999 | 70,000 | Black | Honoring the 1870 (Meiji year 3) 20 yen gold coin |
| 11th | 十一 | 1999 | 50,000 | Blue | Shin–Onomichi, Tatara and Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge opening |
| 12th | 十二 | 2000 | 100,000 | Black | Honoring the 1874 (Meiji 7) 1 yen silver coin |
| 13th | 十三 | 2001 | 100,000 | Black | Honoring the 1875 (Meiji 8) trade dollar |
| 14th | 十四 | 2002 | 95,000 | Blue | First issue of the "TECHNO" series |
| 15th | 十五 | 2003 | 90,000 | Pink | 50th anniversary of Astro Boy |
| 15th | 十五 | 2003 | 70,000 | Red | 75th anniversary of Steamboat Willie |
| 15th | 十五 | 2003 | 5,000 | Red | 400th anniversary of the Edo period |
| 15th | 十五 | 2003 | 5,000 | Blue | Japan Mint Collection in Omotesandō |
| 16th | 十六 | 2004 | 50,000 | Pink | 30th anniversary of Hello Kitty |
| 16th | 十六 | 2004 | 60,000 | Blue | 70th anniversary of the Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club |
| 16th | 十六 | 2004 | 60,000 | Red | Second issue of the "TECHNO" series |
| 16th | 十六 | 2004 | 5,000 | Green | 40th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| 17th | 十七 | 2005 | 60,000 | Light blue | 35th anniversary of Doraemon |
| 17th | 十七 | 2005 | 34,000 | Blue | 50th anniversary of the modern aluminum 1 yen coin |
| 17th | 十七 | 2005 | 30,000 | Blue | 50th anniversary of the Pencil Rocket |
| 17th | 十七 | 2005 | 47,300 | Green | Third issue of the "TECHNO" series |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 35,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 49,900 | Blue | 50th anniversary of Yūjirō Ishihara (first film debut) |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 46,000 | Red | Australia-Japan Year of Exchange |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 40,000 | White | Honoring the 1932 (Shōwa year 7) "phantom" 20 yen gold coin |
| 18th | 十八 | 2006 | 4,000 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2006 - The Dawn of Modern Japan: The Birth of the Yen |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 35,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 40,100 | Black | 140th death anniversary of Sakamoto Ryōma |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 33,500 | Blue | 2007 World Championships in Athletics |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 3,000 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2007 - 50th anniversary of the 100 yen coin |
| 19th | 十九 | 2007 | 30,000 | Blue | Japan-New Zealand Friendship |
| 20th | 二十 | 2008 | 27,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 20th | 二十 | 2008 | 44,000 | Blue | 150th anniversary of French-Japanese relations |
| 20th | 二十 | 2008 | 33,000 | Black | 1,300th anniversary of the Wadokaichin |
| 20th | 二十 | 2008 | 3,000 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2008 - Japanese Scenery |
| 21st | 二十一 | 2009 | 25,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 21st | 二十一 | 2009 | 25,000 | Blue | 80th Anniversary of Canada-Japan diplomatic relations |
| 21st | 二十一 | 2009 | 25,000 | Blue | 400th Anniversary of Japan-Netherlands Trade |
| 21st | 二十一 | 2009 | 3,000 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2009 |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 20,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 20,000 | Blue | Japan in Türkiye" (coins produced by the Turkish Mint) |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 2,813 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2010 |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 20,000 | Blue | "A Dog of Flanders" Japan-Belgium |
| 22nd | 二十二 | 2010 | 20,000 | Black | Fourth issue of the "TECHNO" series |
| 23rd | 二十三 | 2011 | 19,400 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 23rd | 二十三 | 2011 | 20,000 | Black | Fifth issue of the "TECHNO" series |
| 23rd | 二十三 | 2011 | 20,000 | Blue | "WWF 50th Anniversary" Japan-United Kingdom |
| 23rd | 二十三 | 2011 | 3,000 | Black | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2011 |
| 24th | 二十四 | 2012 | 20,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 24th | 二十四 | 2012 | 22,000 | Purple | 30th anniversary of the cupronickel 500 yen coin |
| 24th | 二十四 | 2012 | 15,000 | Blue | 60th Anniversary of Japan-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations |
| 24th | 二十四 | 2012 | 2,780 | Black | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2012 |
| 25th | 二十五 | 2013 | 20,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 25th | 二十五 | 2013 | 18,000 | Blue | 400th Anniversary of Japan-Spain relations |
| 25th | 二十五 | 2013 | 19,185 | Ocher | In memory of Sen and Rin subsidiary coins |
| 25th | 二十五 | 2013 | 2,315 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2013 |
| 26th | 二十六 | 2014 | 16,300 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 26th | 二十六 | 2014 | 20,000 | Red | 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| 26th | 二十六 | 2014 | 20,000 | Purple | 100th anniversary of Takarazuka Revue |
| 26th | 二十六 | 2014 | 2,210 | Dark blue | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2014 |
| 27th | 二十七 | 2015 | 16,200 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 27th | 二十七 | 2015 | 20,000 | Yellow | 60th anniversary of the modern aluminum 1 yen coin |
| 27th | 二十七 | 2015 | 19,613 | Green | 50th anniversary of Kimba the White Lion (TV series) |
| 27th | 二十七 | 2015 | 2.387 | Maroon | Mint Tokyo Fair: 2015 |
| 28th | 二十八 | 2016 | 18,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 28th | 二十八 | 2016 | 20,000 | Red | 50th anniversary of Ultraman |
| 28th | 二十八 | 2016 | 15,000 | Maroon | 300th anniversary of the Kyōhō Reforms |
| 28th | 二十八 | 2016 | 15,000 | Dark blue | Japan Mint's Saitama assay office |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 20,200 | Pink | 50th anniversary of Licca-chan |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 13,800 | Light blue | 150th anniversary of the Opening of the Ports of Kobe and Osaka |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 14,000 | Blue | 50th anniversary of the modern cupronickel 50 & 100 yen coin |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 15,000 | Purple | 150th Anniversary of the Restoration of Imperial Rule |
| 29th | 二十九 | 2017 | 16,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 30th | 三十 | 2018 | 15,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |
| 30th | 三十 | 2018 | 25,000 | Black | 50th anniversary of GeGeGe no Kitarō (anime series) |
| 30th | 三十 | 2018 | 12,000 | Teal | 150th Anniversary of the naming of Hokkaido |
| 30th | 三十 | 2018 | 12,000 | Red | 60th Anniversary of Tokyo Tower |
| 31st | 三十一 | 2019 | 15,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms |

### Reiwa (SPS)

| Year of reign | Japanese date | Gregorian date | Sets issued | Case color | Theme |
| 1st | 元 | 2019 | 15,000 | Leather | 50th anniversary of Otoko wa Tsurai yo. |
| 2nd | 二 | 2020 | 18,100 | Pink | Cherry blossoms. |
| 2nd | 二 | 2020 | 20,000 | Purple | Neon Genesis Evangelion. |
| 2nd | 二 | 2020 | 20,000 | Dark Green | 100th anniversary of the protection of National treasures. |
| 3rd | 三 | 2021 | 17,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms. |
| 3rd | 三 | 2021 | 20,000 | Black | 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider. |
| 3rd | 三 | 2021 | 17,000 | light orange | 100th anniversary of the protection of National treasures. |
| 4th | 四 | 2022 | 16,000 | Pink | Cherry blossoms. |
| 4th | 四 | 2022 | 35,000 | Sky blue | 25th anniversary of One Piece |
| 4th | 四 | 2022 | 14,200 | Light blue-green | 100th anniversary of the protection of National treasures. |
| 4th | 四 | 2022 | 18,800 | Blue | 150th Anniversary of Japanese Customs. |
| 5th | 五 | 2023 | 12,650 | Pink | Cherry blossoms. |
| 5th | 五 | 2023 | 16,000 | Light blue | 30th Anniversary of Nintama Rantarō. |
| 5th | 五 | 2023 | 15,000 | Light yellow | 60th Anniversary of the Kurobe Dam. |
| 5th | 五 | 2023 | 8,500 | Red | 25th Anniversary of Ojarumaru (broadcast). |
| 6th | 六 | 2024 | TBA | TBA | — |
| 7th | 七 | 2025 | TBA | TBA | — |