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500 Yen - Heisei Iwate
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed depiction of the Chuson-ji Temple's Konjikido (Golden Hall), a celebrated 12th-century structure in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, rendered in fine relief against a textured field with surrounding natural scenery. In the right foreground, a seated robed figure — evoking the poet Matsuo Basho, famously associated with Iwate — is shown in contemplation before the temple. The prefecture name appears in both Latin script (IWATE) and kanji (岩手県) to the left of the central design. The country name 日本国 (Japan) is inscribed along the upper field, while the denomination 五百円 (500 yen) curves along the lower portion. The design is framed by a beaded border, with the bimetallic composition visually distinguishing the inner and outer rings. |
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| Obverse lettering | 日 本 国 IWATE 岩手県 五 百 円 (Translation: State of Japan Iwate 500 yen) |
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| Reverse lettering | JAPAN 47 PREFECTURES COIN PROGRAM 地 方(47/60)自 治 500 YEN 平成 23 年 (Translation: Local autonomy Year 23 of Heisei) |
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