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1974 YEAR 49 SHOWA ERA ~ 5 YEN ~ IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION. ~ SEE THE SCAN stk12
$ 1.57
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Description
1974 ~ YEAR 48 SHOWA ERA ~ EMPEROR HIROHITO ~ 5 YENMINTAGE 950,000,000 ~
COMPOSITION -
COPPER - ZINC ~ COIN IS IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION.
The Japanese for "five yen,"
go en
(五円) is a homophone
with
go-en
(御縁), "en" being a word for causal connection or relationship, and "go" being a respectful prefix.
As a result, five-yen coins are commonly given as donations at Shinto shrines
with the intention of establishing a good connection with the deity of the shrine