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5000 Yen - Heisei Osaka Expo '90
| Issuer | Japan Mint |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Japanese |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the official stylized floral emblem of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Osaka Expo '90), depicting an abstract flower rendered in interlocking curved petals in high relief. The legend OSAKA EXPO '90 arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. The denomination 5000 appears in large Arabic numerals below the emblem, with the Japanese reign-date inscription 平成2年 (Heisei 2) displayed in the lower field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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The International Garden and Greenery Exposition ran for six months in Tsurumi, Osaka in 1990, drawing over 23 million visitors — unexpectedly strong attendance that reflected Japan's bubble-era appetite for large-scale national events. This commemorative was issued by the Japan Mint specifically for the occasion, one of several silver pieces produced during the late Heisei commemorative boom when such issues proliferated rapidly.
Bulk purchases by collectors at point-of-sale kept most examples in pristine condition, a pattern consistent across virtually all Japanese commemorative silver of this period.