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500 Yen - Heisei Miyazaki
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Japanese |
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| Edge | Slanted reeding with two different pitches |
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Japan's 500 yen coin has been a persistent target for counterfeiters since its introduction in 1982 — at its peak exchange rate it was briefly the highest-value circulating coin in the world, making forgery economically worthwhile. The bimetallic construction introduced in 2000 was a direct response to a flood of high-quality counterfeits, particularly from South Korea, that had forced a nationwide redesign ahead of schedule.
The Miyazaki prefectural issue belongs to the 47 Prefectures Coin Program, a decade-long series launched in 2008 issuing two designs per prefecture in sequence.