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1000 Yen - Heisei Saitama
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an elegant proof-finish design centered on the bold denomination '1000' in large raised numerals, with 'YEN' inscribed on a ribbon-like banner immediately below. The legend 地方自治六十年 (60 Years of Local Autonomy) arcs above the denomination in Japanese characters. To the left, a beautifully detailed spray of cherry blossoms (sakura) rises from the lower field, rendered in high relief. The upper right portion of the field displays a stylized snowflake motif alongside scattered hexagonal elements, evoking the Chichibu Yomatsuri festival lantern imagery associated with Saitama. The reign date 平成26年 (Heisei Year 26) is inscribed along the lower rim, flanking a crescent-shaped decorative element. |
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| Mintage | 26 (2014) - Proof - 100,000 |
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Part of Japan Mint's long-running 47 Prefectures Coin Program, launched in 2008 to issue a commemorative silver piece for each of Japan's prefectures in sequence. Saitama Prefecture, landlocked and largely absorbed into greater Tokyo's urban sprawl, is one of the more administratively recent prefectures — it was separated from what had been Musashi Province only in the Meiji restructuring of 1871. The program itself was structured so that collectors essentially had no choice but to commit to the full run; individual pieces were sold through Japan Post offices, limiting secondary market pressure at issue.