5 Yen, Japan, 1949
date: label: Date made
content: 1949
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 yen coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: Japan, 1949
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: State title Nippon Koku on top, date on bottom; text separated on either side by newly sprouting plants each with two leaves.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: NIHON / KUNI / SHOWA / NI / JU / SHI / NEN (Translation: Japan, Showa Year 24)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Ear of Rice; rice plant growing on left side of coin representing agriculture; over waters at bottom of coin representing fisheries; and teeth of a cog or gear around the central hole representing industry.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: GO / EN (Translation: 5 Yen)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
label: associated place
content: Japan
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.442
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.442
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.5 mm x 22 mm; 1/16 in x 7/8 in