Issued to mark the opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport in February 2005, this commemorative was part of Japan's long-running prefectural and infrastructure series produced under the Heisei emperor. Centrair, as it is commonly known, was built on a man-made island in Ise Bay off the coast of Aichi Prefecture — a project that required moving roughly 80 million cubic meters of earth and took just under four years to complete.
Mintages for individual Heisei-era commemorative silver 500-yen pieces vary considerably, and collector demand tends to track closely with regional pride rather than national significance.
Issued to mark the opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport in February 2005, this commemorative was part of Japan's long-running prefectural and infrastructure series produced under the Heisei emperor. Centrair, as it is commonly known, was built on a man-made island in Ise Bay off the coast of Aichi Prefecture — a project that required moving roughly 80 million cubic meters of earth and took just under four years to complete.
Mintages for individual Heisei-era commemorative silver 500-yen pieces vary considerably, and collector demand tends to track closely with regional pride rather than national significance.