Two-letter and letter-digit Marks on Japanese Orders and Medals

Japan Mint started to use these marks in 1979.

The following (constantly updated) table includes all currently known time coordinates for these marks.

AC - June 28, 1979
AB - November 28, 1979
BA - February 27, 1980
AJ - April 26, 1980
AL - April 29, 1980
AL - May 28, 1980
BC - May 28, 1980
BB - April 26, 1980
BB - July 30, 1980
BH - August 27, 1980
AK - November 3, 1980
CA - February 28, 1981
BK - February 28, 1981
CA - March 28, 1981
BA - April 29, 1981
BF - April 29, 1981
CA - April 29, 1981
CC - June 27, 1981
СD - July 29, 1981
CF - September 30, 1981
CB - November 3, 1981
CC - November 3, 1981
CI - November 29, 1981
CI - December 26, 1981
CB - April 29, 1982
CC - September 25, 1982
DA - November 3, 1982
DE - April 25, 1983
DL - April 29, 1983
DE - July 15, 1983
EB - April 29, 1984
FB - November 3, 1984
DC - December 26, 1984
EК - April 29, 1985
FA - November 3, 1985
FF - November 3, 1985
CK - December 28, 1985
DB - June 25, 1986
CL - August 27, 1986
CL - October 29, 1986
FE - November 3, 1986
GK - November 3, 1986
HJ - November 3, 1987
IF - April 29, 1988
IK - April 29, 1988
CI - July 30, 1988
CK - October 29, 1988
DA - October 29, 1988
JF - November 1988
CH - February 24, 1989
JJ - April 29, 1989
CL - September 30, 1989
KG - October 29, 1989
JJ - November 3, 1989
KD - November 3, 1989
DB - February 24, 1990
DA - July 28, 1990
DB - September 28, 1990
KZ - November 3, 1990
LB - November 3, 1990
LH - April 29, 1991
LH - October 30, 1991
MC - November 3, 1991
MF - November 3, 1991
JL - November 15, 1991
KG - November 15, 1991
MJ - April 29, 1992
MK - April 29, 1992
NL - April 29, 1993
OG - May 29, 1993
OF - December 22, 1993
OG - January 29, 1994
OI - April 29, 1994
PG - November 3, 1994
OA - April 29, 1995
OG - September 30, 1995
OI - April 29, 1996
PJ - September 28, 1996
RH - November 3, 1996
RR - November 3, 1996
SG - November 3, 1997
SG- April 29, 1998
SL - November 3, 1998
TA - November 3, 1998
SI - November 31, 1998
IK - August 25, 1999
UK - April 29, 2000
WJ - April 29, 2002
XD - November 3, 2002
XG - November 3, 2002
VC - December 25, 2002
YG - November 3, 2003
YH - November 3, 2003
ZA - April 29, 2004
ZB - April 29, 2004
J5 - August 9, 2004
ZС - November 3, 2004
ZJ - April 29, 2005
A5 - November 3, 2005
C3 - November 3, 2007
CX - March 29, 2008
CX - April 29, 2008
D8 - October 29, 2008
D7 - November 3, 2008
D8 - May 30, 2009
DZ - November 3, 2009
EY - April 29, 2010
F9 - April 29, 2011
I5 - March 3, 2013
IY- January 29, 2014
K5 - October 31, 2015
K7 - January 30, 2016
L2 - August 25, 2016
M2 - April 29, 2017
Q1 - June 30, 2021

 

DATABASE OF MARKED DATED AWARDS.

BA - February 27, 1980.

Mark.

 

BB - May 28, 1980





Mark.

 

СB - April 29, 1982



Issued to 後藤俊雄 - Gotō Toshio.



Mark.

 

4th class Sacred Treasure issued in 1983.



Issued to Tauchi Satoshige on April 25, 1983.



Marked DE.

 

Awarded on November 3, 1981.



Reverse marked CB.

 

CL - September 30, 1989

 

3rd class Rising Sun Order with two-letter mark.



Marked VJ.

 

Typical breast star of Sacred Treasure order from 1980s/1990s with such mark.





Marked EF.



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Unmarked specimen from September 30, 1978.

 

Unmarked specimen issued on February 29, 1979.

 

AK - November 3, 1980.



Mark.

 

AL - 29.04.1980

 

BF - April 29, 1981



Issued to 仁村満雄 - Mitsuo Inmura.

 

IF - April 29, 1988



Mark.



Case.

 

AL - April 29, 1980

 

Ribbon bar of second awarding.

D8 - October 29, 2008




Case.

 

6th class Sacred Treasure with document.

I5 - 03.11.2013

 

6th class Precious Crown with document.

XD - 03.11.2002

 

СК - October 29, 1988