Within the "Prefectures of Japan" series, have been submitted by the "Japan Mint" final two pieces of the series, you spend at Fukushima and Tokyo. These bimetallic coins of 500 yen will be issued in mid-2016, completing the 47 that comprise the series begun in 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Local Autonomy Law.
Fukushima
The coin features an image of the Soma-NOMAOI Festival held in the cities of Soma and Minamisoma (including the ancient city Odaka), this is one of the most popular festivals in the prefecture of Fukushima. During the festival, more than 500 people mounted horses with traditional Japanese samurai armor, galloping at full speed, in the recreation of a splendid and heroic spectacle.
KACCHU Keiba (Horseracing): A group of ten young people dressed as Samurai warriors armed, wearing traditional white headbands instead of warriors helmets, competing in a race of 1,000 meters.
Tokyo
The coin depicts the Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building . This station building designed by Kingo Tatsuno, was completed in 1914. The interior and domed roofs of their north and south were burned in 1945 because of the war. It was designated as a national cultural property in 2003 and restored to its original appearance in 2012.
In the currency Gyoko Street is also shown, which runs from the square in front of Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building the Imperial Palace, Gyoko Street is a historic avenue that is sometimes used for official events of the Imperial family as well as for processions of cars and horse-drawn carriages for ceremonies presents credentials to the newly appointed foreign ambassadors.
Common reverse the entire series
Features common to all series
Face value: 500 Yen
Composition: 75% Copper, Zinc 12.5%, 12.5% nickel
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Mintage: Variable (around 1.8 million for each prefecture)
Face value: 500 Yen
Composition: 75% Copper, Zinc 12.5%, 12.5% nickel
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Mintage: Variable (around 1.8 million for each prefecture)
On the website Coins Bimetallic you can learn more about this series.
Sursa informaţiilor: http://www.numismatica-visual.es/2015/10/500-yen-serie-prefecturas-de-japon-fukushima-y-tokio/
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