Japan 5 Sem 1938 to 1940

The design of this coin appeals to my engineer-style brain. Simple and symmetric. Nice!

Japan minted these 5 sen coins in aluminum-bronze between 1938 and 1940. Values, for all dates, run like this:

worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $1
well preserved: $3
fully uncirculated: $7

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Coin: 21284, Genre: The Sinosphere, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201605, Last review: 201605
Appearance: Round hole at center Metallic brown Letters: Chinese style
Years: sort: 1938, filter: 1938 to 1940
Image: japan_5_sen_1939.jpg
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