The 10,000 yen coin is a denomination of the Japanese yen, and is only used for the issue of commemorative coins struck by the Japan Mint. 10,000 yen coins were first issued in the mid/late 1980s in silver but were later switched to gold. These non consecutive commemorative gold coins have been released ever since to collectors.

History

The first 10,000 yen coin was minted in 1986 as a silver commemorative to mark the 60th year of the enthronement of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito. Gold has been used to strike these coins in proof only format since 1997 when they were first issued for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The weight and size of each coin varies by commemorative as both 15.6g (26mm) and 20.0g (28 - 35mm) have been used.^[1]

List of commemoratives

Image	Japanese date	Gregorian date	Mintage[2]	Reason
	六十一 (61) Shōwa	1986 (Silver)	900 10,000,000	Hirohito's 60th year of reign[3]
	六十二 (62) Shōwa	1987 (Silver)	001 Unknown[4]	Hirohito's 60th year of reign
	9 Heisei	1997	055 55,000	1998 Nagano Olympics (Ski Jumping)[5]
	9 Heisei	1997	055 55,000	1998 Nagano Olympics (Figure Skating)[6]
	10 Heisei	1998	055 55,000	1998 Nagano Olympics (Speed skiing)[7]
	11 Heisei	1999	200 200,000	010 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito[8]
	14 Heisei	2002	100 100,000	2002 FIFA World Cup[9]
	16 Heisei	2004	070 70,000	EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN[10]
	21 Heisei	2009	100 100,000	020 20th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito[11]
	27 Heisei	2015	014 14,000	The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 1st Series[12][13]
	27 Heisei	2015	011 11,000	The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 2nd Series[14]
	27 Heisei	2015	010 10,000	The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 3rd Series[15]
	27 Heisei	2015	010 10,000	The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project - 4th Series[16]
	30 Heisei	2018	040 40,000	2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (First Issue)[17]
	31 Heisei	2019	010 10,000	2019 Rugby World Cup[18]
	31 Heisei	2019	050 50,000	030 30th anniversary of the enthronement of Akihito[19]
	元 (1) Reiwa	2019	050 50,000	Enthronement of Naruhito to the Chrysanthemum Throne[20][21]
	元 (1) Reiwa	2019	040 40,000	2020 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (Third Issue)[22]
	2 Reiwa	2020	041 41,000	2020 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (Fourth Issue)[23]
	3 Reiwa	2021	020 20,000	150 150th Anniversary of Japan's Postal System[24]
	3 Reiwa	2021	020 20,000	150 150th Anniversary of Modern Currency System[25]
	4 Reiwa	2022	TBD	050 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan[26]