Photos show the reddish brown coins. “Phantom” coins or “phantom” currency are an unusual type of Japanese Yen coin made of ceramic during the metal shortages of WWII, according to an FAQ ...

OSAKA--The Japan Mint plans to soon release special collector coin sets to commemorate 25 ... six coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen, minted in the second year of Reiwa ...

while the 500 yen coin will be redesigned around 2021. The new 10,000 yen note will feature famed industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa. He was a driver of Japanese industry from the 19th through early ...