Design side
Rice, water and gear-shaped details surrounding the value 五円.
WORLD COINS · JAPAN · PROOF
1993 Japan 5 Yen Proof
Heisei 5 · Rice, Water and Gear Type
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryJapan
Denomination5 Yen
Year1993
Japanese EraHeisei 5 · 平成五年
FinishProof
MintJapan Mint
Issue Format1993 Japan Standard Proof Set
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Specifications
CompositionBrass (copper-zinc alloy)
Weight3.75 g
Diameter22 mm
ShapeRound with a central hole
EdgePlain
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
03 DESIGN & STORY
Design
Other side
A sprouting plant, 日本国 and 平成五年.
The hole and agriculture-industry motifs are characteristic of this brass coin. Some catalogues reverse the naming of the two sides.
04 ISSUE & MINTAGE
Issue Information
Calendar Year1993
Date Inscription平成五年
Set Issue Quantity250,000 sets (secondary catalogue)
Proof Coin-Only MintageNot independently asserted
The 250,000 figure is a set issue quantity reported by a secondary catalogue; it is not presented as an official Japan Mint proof coin production figure. Official year-date production totals cover other finishes and must not be substituted.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive Information
Archive IDJP-5Y-1993-PROOF-SET
QR Short Codejp5y93ps
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/jp5y93ps
Parent Proof Set1993 Japan Standard Proof Set
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Japan Mint · Proof Coin Set History
Official explanation of Japanese proof coin sets and their annual production history.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL SOURCE
Japan Mint · Year-Dated Coin Production
Official year-date production totals, supplied for context; not an independent proof-set count.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL INSTITUTION
Bank of Japan · Coin Denominations
Specifications for Japan’s standard circulation denominations. The current 500 Yen version is not the 1993 type.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY REFERENCE
Numista · 1993 Standard Proof Set
Secondary catalogue entry for the six-coin contents and 250,000-set issue figure.
Open reference ↗