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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 1175407, member: 4703&quot;]Correct on all counts.&nbsp; This 1942 1.2g aluminum coin is Y#61a, the mid-point of a WWII debasement of Japanese currency.&nbsp; The design originated with a 1.5g weight (Y#61) in 1940.&nbsp; Part way through 1941 the weight was reduced to 1.2g, and in 1943 it was further reduced to 1g (Y#61b).&nbsp; As the war wore on, 10 sen coins were further debased, changing to 2.4g of tin-zinc in 1994, and reverting to 1g aluminum in 1945-46, after which the denomination was eliminated.&nbsp; During 1945 a baked clay version was experimented with, but never circulated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is misaligned in its holder.&nbsp; The upper right corner of the second picture is the top of the obverse, and the lower right corner of the first picture is the top of the reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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