WORLD COINS - JAPAN - 1 YEN - CIRCULATION

1960 Japan 1 Yen Circulation — Shōwa 35

Aluminum · Young Tree Type

01 IDENTITY

Coin Identity

CountryJapan

Denomination1 Yen

Calendar Year1960

Japanese EraShōwa 35

Date Inscription昭和三十五年

Coin TypeYoung Tree Aluminum 1 Yen

Issue FormatRegular circulation, year-dated coin

Minting AuthorityJapan Mint

02 PHYSICAL PROFILE

Physical Specifications

CompositionAluminum 100% [Bank of Japan]

Nominal Weight1.0 g [Bank of Japan]

Diameter20.0 mm [Bank of Japan]

Thickness1.2 mm [Numista; secondary specification]

ShapeRound

EdgeSmooth / plain [Bank of Japan]

Type Era RangeShōwa 30–64 (1955–1989)

Diameter, weight, material and edge come from the Bank of Japan. The 1.2 mm thickness is catalogue-reported and not presented as independently measured by the Bank of Japan.

03 DESIGN & CONTEXT

Design

Young Tree Side

The young-tree motif is paired with the national inscription and the denomination. Japan Mint says the artwork was selected through a public design competition for the new aluminum 1 Yen coin.

Numeral & Shōwa Date Side

The opposite face bears the numeral 1 and a year inscription using the Shōwa era. The date on this issue is 昭和三十五年.

Historical Context

The aluminum 1 Yen coin first circulated in 1955. Japan Mint historical materials describe the decision to reintroduce this small denomination after the earlier brass version had been discontinued.

Artwork & Rights Note

Only independently composed archive text is presented. No third-party coin photograph, Numista illustration, pricing table or logo is reproduced.

04 ISSUE & MINTAGE

Issue Information

Calendar Year1960

Japanese DateShōwa 35 (昭和三十五年)

Japan Mint Year-dated Production300,000,000 coins [official primary source]

Numista Reported Mintage300,000,000 coins [N#1590; secondary]

Mint Count Cross-checkMATCH — Japan Mint and Numista list same amount

Japan Mint Source UnitThousands of coins in PDF; multiplied by 1,000

The year-dated quantity is supported by Japan Mint and agrees with the supplied Numista figure. Japan Mint reports manufacturing by coin date, not necessarily a separately audited figure for each finish or packaged set.

05 COLLECTION RECORD

Archive Information

Archive IDJP-1Y-1960-SHOWA-AL

Coin Codejp1y60s

QR Short Codejp1y60s

QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/jp1y60s

Canonical Path/world-coins/japan/1-yen/1955-1989-showa/1960/

Catalogue Cross-checkNumista N#1590 · Y#74 · JNDA#02-13

Archive StatusSource documented; production figure cross-referenced with Japan Mint

06 SOURCES & REFERENCES

References

01 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL PRODUCTION SOURCE

Japan Mint — Coins Manufactured by Year and Denomination

Japan Mint primary manufacturing count for Shōwa 35 (1960); the table gives the year-dated 1 Yen aluminum amount, not a separate breakdown by collector finish.

Open reference

02 — OFFICIAL HISTORICAL SOURCE

Japan Mint — A History of the 1 Yen Coin

Japan Mint historical account: the 1 Yen aluminum coin entered circulation in 1955 after a public design competition and uses a 20 mm, 1 g format.

Open reference

03 — OFFICIAL SPECIFICATION SOURCE

Bank of Japan — Notes and Coins Currently Issued

Bank of Japan identifies the current aluminum 1 Yen coin as 100% aluminum, 20.0 mm in diameter, 1.0 g, smooth edged and bearing the young-tree design.

Open reference

04 — SECONDARY NUMISMATIC CROSS-CHECK

Numista — Japan 1 Yen, Shōwa (N#1590)

Catalogue listing for Shōwa years, inscriptions, 1.2 mm reported thickness, and the 1987/1988 Proof variety entries. No Numista photographs, valuations, logos or catalogue prose are copied.

Open reference

Independent research archive. ALL THAT CURRENCY is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Japan Mint, Bank of Japan, or Numista. External sources are provided as identified references only.