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| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a three-quarter perspective view of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen (E5/H5 Series) high-speed train in motion, depicted with fine engraved detail emphasizing its distinctive aerodynamic nose. The Kanji legend 北海道 appears to the upper left of the train, with the romanized transliteration HOKKAIDO inscribed beneath it. The country name 日本国 (State of Japan) is distributed across the upper arc of the field in three large Kanji characters, while the denomination 百円 (100 Yen) is split across the lower arc in two Kanji characters flanking the train. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Japanese |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a bold frontal elevation of the 0-Series Shinkansen bullet train, rendered in a stylized, graphic manner that emphasizes the train's iconic rounded nose, circular headlight, and characteristic front coupler housing. The surrounding legend arcs across the upper periphery in Kanji characters reading 新幹線鉄道開業50年 (50th Anniversary of Shinkansen Railway Opening), flanked by raised dot separators. The lower arc carries the denomination 100 YEN in Latin script and the regnal date 平成28年 (Year 28 of Heisei) in Kanji, also separated by raised dots. |
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