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500 Yen - Heisei
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2000-2019 |
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| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed depiction of a paulownia (kiri) plant in full bloom, displaying large, palmate leaves and upright clusters of tubular blossoms rendered in high relief. The botanical motif is framed above and below by decorative arc panels bearing stylized geometric ornaments. The legend 日本国 (State of Japan) is inscribed across the upper arc, while 五百円 (500 Yen) appears in the lower arc, all in Chinese characters. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a plain outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 12 (2000) - 平成十二年 - 595,743,000 12 (2000) - 平成十二年 ; Proof - 226,000 13 (2001) - 平成十三年 - 607,803,000 13 (2001) - 平成十三年 ; Proof - 238,000 14 (2002) - 平成十四年 - 504,419,000 14 (2002) - 平成十四年 ; Proof - 242,000 15 (2003) - 平成十五年 - 438,130,000 15 (2003) - 平成十五年 ; Proof - 275,000 16 (2004) - 平成十六年 - 356,623,000 16 (2004) - 平成十六年 ; Proof - 283,000 17 (2005) - 平成十七年 - 334,762,000 17 (2005) - 平成十七年 ; Proof - 258,000 18 (2006) - 平成十八年 - 381,346,000 18 (2006) - 平成十八年 ; Proof - 247,000 19 (2007) - 平成十九年 - 401,701,200 19 (2007) - 平成十九年 ; Proof - 201,800 20 (2008) - 平成二十年 - 432,811,000 20 (2008) - 平成二十年 ; Proof - 168,200 21 (2009) - 平成二十一年 - 343,003,000 21 (2009) - 平成二十一年 ; Proof - 132,000 22 (2010) - 平成二十二年 - 407,000,000 22 (2010) - 平成二十二年 ; Proof - 130,187 23 (2011) - 平成二十三年 - 302,000,000 23 (2011) - 平成二十三年 ; Proof - 108,000 24 (2012) - 平成二十四年 - 260,000,000 24 (2012) - 平成二十四年 ; Proof - 103,000 25 (2013) - 平成二十五年 - 137,892,000 25 (2013) - 平成二十五年 ; Proof - 102,000 26 (2014) - 平成二十六年 - 167,013,000 26 (2014) - 平成二十六年 ; Proof - 27 (2015) - 平成二十七年 - 143,004,000 27 (2015) - 平成二十七年 ; Proof - 28 (2016) - 平成二十八年 - 221,064,000 28 (2016) - 平成二十八年 ; Proof - 29 (2017) - 平成二十九年 - 426,327,000 29 (2017) - 平成二十九年 ; Proof - 30 (2018) - 平成三十年 - 286,192,000 30 (2018) - 平成三十年 ; Proof - 31 (2019) - 平成三十一年 - 126,164,000 31 (2019) - 平成三十一年; Proof - |
| Additional information |
Japan's 500 yen coin was the highest-value circulating coin in the world by face value for much of the 1990s, a distinction that made it an attractive target for counterfeiters. Particularly convincing fakes — produced in large numbers using 500 won South Korean coins as blanks — prompted a significant redesign in 2000, introducing latent image technology and a finely reeded edge with alternating sections, making this the most technically sophisticated circulating coin Japan had issued to that point.