10 Sen Japanese occupation

Features

Issuer	Indonesia › Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949)
Period	Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	2603-2604 (1943-1944)
Calendar	Japanese - Kōki
Value	10 Sen (0.10)
Currency	Gulden (1942-1944)
Composition	Tin-zinc
Weight	3.50 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	Never issued
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 24740
References	Y# 66 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , CNO# 39.1 Tom Passon; 2022. Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee: Vanaf 1601 tot Heden = Catalog of the coins of the Dutch overseas territories. Self-published, Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Obverse

Issuing authority above, big value in the middle, date below

Lettering:
本日大
10
2604

Translation:
Great Japan
10
2604

Reverse

Stick puppet ("Wayang") flanked by two sakuras

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Japan

Comments

Struck at the Osaka Mint for use in the Netherlands East Indies. The only inscription found on them is Dai Nippon: Great Japan. The war situation had worsened to the point that shipping the coins became virtually impossible. Consequently, none of these coins were issued in the East Indies and almost the entire issue was lost or were remelted at the mint. Dates are from the Japanese Shinto dynastic calendar.

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Date	Mintage	Frequency
Undetermined
2603 (1943)	69 490 000	47%
2604 (1944)	110 510 000	88%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 November 20 - 21 The Archipelago Collection World Coins Showcase Auction 61284 Lot 99454	20 Nov 2022	2604 (1944)	UNC (NGC MS63)	USD 990.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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