NationStates Jolt Archive


Question for those familiar with Japan

Khadgar
03-10-2007, 20:46
What the hell is written on a 50 yen coin? I can only read a handful of kanji and frankly going through a 5000 character list to find out is far more time than I'm willing to waste on an idle curiosity.

It's got a 45 on the back at the bottom, which I think means it's from Miyazaki Prefecture, but that's dependent on the folks who did the Wiki page using the same numbering system.
Grebc
03-10-2007, 21:00
it probably says Shouwa 45 years. So that would be 1970 I believe
Daistallia 2104
04-10-2007, 03:15
it probably says Shouwa 45 years. So that would be 1970 I believe

Indeed correct.

The obverse side has the kanji for Japan and for 50 yen, along with chrysanthumums. The reverse has the Arabic numerals for 50 and the kanji for the year.

Here's a picy for those who want to see:
http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/data/img/5jyuud.gif