1 Japanese Yen coin

1 Japanese Yen (Issued 1991)

The one-yen coin is the smallest denomination of the Japanese yen and one of the lightest coins in everyday use anywhere. It is struck in pure aluminium, which makes it extremely light — about one gram — with a soft silvery-white colour and a plain, smooth edge. So light is it that a clean example will float on the surface tension of water. The design has remained unchanged for decades.

On the obverse is a stylised young tree or sapling, a symbolic motif chosen through public competition rather than a specific species, its branches and leaves spreading across the field. The characters for “State of Japan” (日本国) arch above and “one yen” (一円) appears below.

On the reverse is the large numeral “1”, with the year of issue written in Japanese characters using the era name beneath it, all within a plain raised rim.

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