500 Yen - Shōwa Seikan Tunnel

€10,962.00
IssuerJapan
Year1988
TypeCirculating commemorative coins
Value500 Yen
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight13 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness2.75 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#93, JNDA#03-12, Schön#70
Obverse descriptionTunnel, waves and seagulls, authority above, value below
Obverse scriptChinese
Obverse lettering日 本 国
五 百 円
(Translation: State of Japan 500 yen)
Reverse descriptionMap of Hokkaido in a waved ribbon, legends around
Reverse scriptChinese, Katakana
Reverse lettering青函トンネル開通
500円 昭和63年
(Translation: Seikan tunnel opening 500 yen Year 63 of Shōwa)
EdgeReeded with incuse inscriptions
Mint
Mintage63 (1988)  - - 20 000 000
Catalog ID8288063690
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