50 sen coin

Fifty Sen
Japan
Value+1⁄2 Japanese yen
MassVarious g
DiameterVarious mm
EdgeReeded
Shapecircular
CompositionSilver/copper, then later brass
Years of minting1870–1948
Obverse
DesignVarious, depending on year.
Reverse
DesignVarious, depending on year.

The 50 sen coin (五十銭硬貨) was a Japanese coin worth half of a Japanese yen, as 100 sen equalled 1 yen. These coins circulated from the late 19th century to the early 1950s, when Japan adopted a single currency unit and this coin was demonetized.

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