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| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Japanese (Kanji) |
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| Mintage | 7 (2025) - Proof - 30,000 |
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Japan's commemorative gold program for Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai falls under legislation that permits the Cabinet to authorize special coinage outside the standard Mint Law framework — a mechanism used selectively since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics issue, which marked Japan's first post-war commemorative coin. The Reiwa era designation places this squarely in Emperor Naruhito's reign, which began May 2019 following Akihito's abdication under the 1947 Imperial House Law's first-ever application of voluntary retirement provisions.
At .9999 fineness, this exceeds the .999 threshold common to most sovereign bullion programs.