5 rin coin

Five Rin
Japan
Value	+1⁄200 Japanese Yen
Mass	2.1 g
Diameter	18.78 mm
Edge	Smooth
Shape	circular
Composition	95% Copper; 5% Tin and Zinc
Years of minting	1916–1919
Obverse
Reverse

The five rin coin (五厘青銅貨) was a Japanese coin worth one two-hundredth of a Japanese yen, as 5 rin equalled +1⁄2 sen, and 100 sen equaled 1 yen.^[1] These coins were a successor to the equally valued half sen coin which was previously minted until 1888. Overall, the history of the five rin coin is brief as they were only minted from 1916 to 1919 before being devalued monetarily. They were later demonetized by the end of 1953 and are now widely available for collectors.

History

Five rin coins are first mentioned in new coinage laws that were passed in 1897 when Japan officially switched to the

souvenirs or from unused accumulation.^[7]

Circulation figures

Taishō

The following are circulation figures for the five rin coin, all of which were minted between the 5th and 8th year of

大正 (Taishō), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise

from right to left, so in the example used below "五" would read as "year 5" or 1916.

"Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name" (Ex: 年 ← 五 ← 正大)

Year of reign	Japanese date	Gregorian date	Mintage^[8]
5th	五	1916	8,000,000^[8]
6th	六	1917	5,287,584^[8]
7th	七	1918	11,661,877^[8]
8th	八	1919	17,130,539^[8]

References

^ John Crowdy (1873). "The British Almanac". Stationers' Company. p. 112-113. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Ōkurashō, Japan (1899). "Law No. XVI of the 20th day of March of the 30th year of Meiji (1897)". Report on the Adoption of the Gold Standard in Japan. p. 192-193.
^ ^a ^b ^c "5厘青銅貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "五厘青銅貨 5 Rin (Bronze)". Pepper's Square (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "Japan: Meiji copper Pattern 5 Rin Year 32 (1899)". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ "小額通貨の整理及び支払金の端数計算に関する法律" [A law of the abolition of currencies in a small denomination and rounding off a fraction, July 15, 1953 Law No.60]. www.shugiin.go.jp. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ "【5厘硬貨･銅貨】買取価値はいくら？平均価格＆査定相場《最新版》". Kosen Kantei (in Japanese). 14 December 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler. Collecting World Coins 10th edition. Krause Publications. p. 429.

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[British_Almanac-1] John Crowdy (1873). "The British Almanac". Stationers' Company. p. 112-113. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[GS-2] Ōkurashō, Japan (1899). "Law No. XVI of the 20th day of March of the 30th year of Meiji (1897)". Report on the Adoption of the Gold Standard in Japan. p. 192-193.

[buntetsu-3] "5厘青銅貨" (in Japanese). www.buntetsu.net. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[pepper-4] "五厘青銅貨 5 Rin (Bronze)". Pepper's Square (in Japanese). Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[5] "Japan: Meiji copper Pattern 5 Rin Year 32 (1899)". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[6] "小額通貨の整理及び支払金の端数計算に関する法律" [A law of the abolition of currencies in a small denomination and rounding off a fraction, July 15, 1953 Law No.60]. www.shugiin.go.jp. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[7] "【5厘硬貨･銅貨】買取価値はいくら？平均価格＆査定相場《最新版》". Kosen Kantei (in Japanese). 14 December 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[Krause1-8] Chester L. Krause & Clifford Mishler. Collecting World Coins 10th edition. Krause Publications. p. 429.

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