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500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1994

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) 500 yen coin, specimen
Japan, 1994
Obverse Image: Airplane flying over Kansai International Airport.
Obverse Text: Romanization: NIHON / KUNI / GO / HYAKU / EN ( Translation: Japan, 500 Yen).
Reverse Image: A map of the Kansai region with the airport marked as an aircraft in a pentagonal ribbon with a loop at the bottom.
Reverse Text: Romanziation: KANSI / KOKUSAI / KUKO / KAIKO / 500 / EN / HEISEI / 6 / NEN (Translation: Opening of Kansai International Airport 500 Yen Year 6 of Heisei).
General Information: Commemorating the opening of the Kansai International Airport.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
issuing authority
Bank of Japan
Date made
1994
Credit Line
The Bank of Japan
Physical Description
cupro-nickel (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall: 2 mm x 26.5 mm; 3/32 in x 1 1/32 in
Object Name
coin
500 Yen, Specimen Japan, 1994
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