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500 Yen - Heisei Hyōgo
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring (75% Copper, 12.5% Zinc, 12.5% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | Central device featuring two Oriental white storks (Ciconia boyciana) depicted facing each other in the copper-nickel centre, rendered in fine relief against a burnished field. The prefecture name appears in both Latin script (HYOGO) and Japanese characters (兵庫県) between the birds. Surrounding legends arranged along the beaded inner border read 日本国 (State of Japan) at the top and 五百円 (500 yen) at the bottom, all within the nickel brass outer ring. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Japanese |
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| Reverse description | Central device within the copper-nickel centre depicts a stylised representation of a traditional Japanese cast Mon coin, featuring a square central hole and bearing the characters 地方自治 (local autonomy) arranged around the perforation in the four cardinal positions, with latent image security features incorporated into the design. The denomination 500 YEN and the Japanese era date 平成24年 (Year 24 of Heisei) appear along the lower arc of the nickel brass outer ring, while the legend JAPAN 47 PREFECTURES COIN PROGRAM curves along the upper arc, all within a beaded border. |
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