Japan Type Set #7460
Showa, 1 sen, aluminum crow, 1938-1940

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JNDA 01-50. This is the third type of 1 sen minted in S13 (1938), now a much smaller aluminum coin rather than the preceding bronze and brass versions. The design mimics the second type of 1 sen, with the crow obverse/chrysanthemum-waves-paulownia reverse of the previous brass type. This type was only minted for three years.

This example is the second year (S14/1939) which has 2 varieties--which are not always noted on the slabs. The style of the 4 differs, with the more symmetrical/'squared off' style shown here being more common.

Diameter 17.60 mm, aluminum, weight 0.9 grams.