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10 000 Yen - Heisei Reign
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Reverse lettering | • 御在位二十年 • 日 本 国 • 1 万円 • 平成21年 (Translation: • 20 years of reign • State of Japan • 10 000 Yen • Year 21 of Heisei) |
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| Mint | Japan Mint |
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This piece was issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession, which occurred in January 1989 following the death of his father Hirohito. The Heisei era's name — meaning "achieving peace" or "peace everywhere" — was chosen by the government's Council of Retainers and announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Keichi Miyazawa the day after Hirohito's death, making it one of the more publicly visible era-naming events in modern Japanese history.
Mintage was tightly controlled, as with most Japan Mint commemorative gold issues of this period.