Obverse — value side
Rice stalks frame the value 五円. The central opening is surrounded by gear teeth, with water lines beneath the denomination.
WORLD COINS - JAPAN - 5 YEN
2012 Japan 5 Yen Circulation type — Heisei 24
Rice, water and gear motif · Gothic lettering type
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryJapan
Denomination5 Yen · 五円
Year2012
Japanese EraHeisei 24
Date Inscription平成二十四年
FinishCirculation type
MintJapan Mint
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Specifications
CompositionBrass (60–70% copper, 30–40% zinc)
Weight3.75 g
Diameter22 mm
Thickness1.51 mm
ShapeRound with a central hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
TypeGothic lettering 5 Yen
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT
Design
Reverse — dated side
日本国 appears above the central opening, with a seedling motif and the era date 平成二十四年 below.
Japan Mint treats the dated side as the reverse. Some international catalogues label the sides in the opposite order. No third-party coin photograph is reproduced.
04 ISSUE & QUANTITY
Issue Information
Calendar Year2012
Japanese Date平成二十四年
Japan Mint Year-dated Manufacturing659,000 coins
Table BasisOfficial year-date table, unit: 1,000 coins
Issue FormatIssued in coin sets only; not released for general circulation
Official manufacturing is the year-dated production total, not a separately verified count of coins placed into ordinary circulation. This year was only made available through coin sets.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive Information
Archive IDJP-5Y-2012-CIRC
Coin Codejp5y12
QR Short Codejp5y12
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/jp5y12
Canonical Path/world-coins/japan/5-yen/heisei-1989-2019/2012/
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SPECIFICATION
Japan Mint — Coin Information
Official 5 Yen material, type history, orientation and production information.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL MANUFACTURING
Japan Mint — Year-by-Date Production Table
Published in thousands of coins; values converted to individual coins.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista — 5 Yen Heisei (N#2676)
Secondary type identification only; third-party photographs and market prices are not reproduced.
Open reference ↗