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2003 Japan 1 Yen — Heisei 15

Aluminum · Young Tree Type · Standard and Proof records separated

01 IDENTITY

Coin Identity

CountryJapan
Denomination1 Yen
Calendar Year2003
Japanese EraHeisei 15
Date Inscription平成十五年
Coin TypeYoung Tree Aluminum 1 Yen
Issue FormatStandard year-dated issue
Minting AuthorityJapan Mint
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE

Physical Specifications

Composition100% Aluminum [Bank of Japan]
Nominal Weight1.0 g [Bank of Japan]
Diameter20.0 mm [Bank of Japan]
Thickness1.2 mm [Numista N#983; secondary]
ShapeRound
EdgePlain / smooth
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT

Design & Historical Context

Young Tree Side

The established 1 Yen design uses the young-tree motif selected through the postwar public design process.

Date Side

The reverse carries the large numeral 1 and the Heisei-era date inscription 平成十五年.

Heisei Context

Japan Mint historical material records a major increase in 1 Yen demand around the introduction of consumption tax in 1989. Production later declined as coin demand and payment habits changed.

Artwork & Rights Note

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

04 ISSUE & MINTAGE

Issue Information

Calendar Year2003
Japanese DateHeisei 15 (平成十五年)
Japan Mint Year-dated Production117,406,000 coins [official primary source]
Numista Standard Issue117,131,000 coins [N#983; secondary]
Numista Proof Entry275,000 coins [supplied Numista table; secondary]
Count Cross-checkRECONCILES SUM
Japan Mint Source UnitThousands of coins in PDF; multiplied by 1,000
Proof RecordOpen 2003 Proof record

NUMERICAL RECONCILIATION — Japan Mint official year-dated production equals the supplied Numista standard-issue quantity plus its Proof quantity. This arithmetic agreement does not establish that Japan Mint officially publishes a finish-level split.

05 COLLECTION RECORD

Archive Information

Archive IDJP-1Y-2003-HEISEI-AL
Coin Codejp1y03h
QR Short Codejp1y03h
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/jp1y03h
Canonical Path/world-coins/japan/1-yen/1989-2019-heisei/2003/
Catalogue Cross-checkNumista N#983 · Y#95 · JNDA#02-13 · Schön#72
Archive StatusOfficial year total documented; secondary finish entries preserved separately
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES

References

01 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL PRODUCTION SOURCE

Japan Mint — Coins Manufactured by Year and Denomination

Japan Mint year-dated manufacturing table for Heisei 15 (2003). The official table is the primary quantity source used by this archive and is published in units of thousands of coins.

Open reference

02 — OFFICIAL HISTORICAL SOURCE

Japan Mint — A History of the 1 Yen Coin

Japan Mint historical material describes the aluminum 1 Yen coin, the Heisei-era surge in demand around the consumption-tax introduction, and the later decline in manufacturing demand.

Open reference

03 — OFFICIAL SPECIFICATION SOURCE

Bank of Japan — Notes and Coins Currently Issued

Bank of Japan specifies the aluminum 1 Yen as 100% aluminum, 20.0 mm in diameter, 1.0 g in weight, with a plain edge and the young-tree design.

Open reference

04 — SECONDARY NUMISMATIC CROSS-CHECK

Numista — Japan 1 Yen, Heisei (N#983)

Secondary catalogue cross-check for Heisei dates, standard-issue entries, Proof entries, 1.2 mm reported thickness and catalogue identifiers. No Numista photographs, valuation table, logo or catalogue prose is reproduced.

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 linked only as identified references.