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500 Yen - Heisei Swimmers
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 7.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The central device features the official emblem of the 12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994, depicting a stylized figure with outstretched arms surmounted by a sunburst, flanked by six large maple-like leaves arranged symmetrically around the motif. The denomination 500 YEN appears in large numerals in the lower central field, below the emblem. The curved legend THE 12th ASIAN GAMES HIROSHIMA 1994 runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border. The Japanese era date 平成６年 (Heisei Year 6) is inscribed along the lower rim, flanked by small decorative dots. |
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Issued as part of Japan's long-running commemorative program for the 1994 National Athletic Meet (Hiroshima Kokutai), this coin was one of several 500-yen pieces produced throughout the 1980s and 1990s to mark the annual prefectural sports competition. Hiroshima's hosting carried particular weight that year — the city was simultaneously preparing for the 1994 Asian Games, the first time Japan had hosted that event since 1958. The two occasions produced a rare overlap of commemorative issues from a single city in a single calendar year.