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Shōwa 54 in the Western calendar
昭和五十四年
=
1979
Year 54 of the Shōwa era is 1979 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1979
Kanji form
昭和五十四年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S54
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
己未 Earth Goat
Era position
Year 54 of 64
Shōwa era (Dec 25, 1926 – Jan 7, 1989)
Age today
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 昭和五十四年 — 五十四 is five-ten-four, so it reads 54.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 54 + 1925 = 1979).