Medal - Seikan Tunnel

€2.00
LocationJapan
Year1988
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver (.999) (Solid Silver (1000))
Weight100.61 g
Diameter55 mm
Thickness5.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionEarly version of a narrow gauge electric locomotive, passing through the Seikan Tunnel, Japan Railways logo on top with text below.
Obverse letteringJR
青函トンネル
開通記念
(Translation: JR (Japan Railways logo) Seikan Tunnel Opening Commemoration)
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Katakana, Latin
Reverse descriptionMap of Seikan Tunnel & the railways linking Hokkaido island (to the north) with Honshu island (to the south). Details of the tunnel, date & medal below.
Reverse lettering青函トンネル 全長 53.85km
1988.3.13
JR北海道 . JR東日本
純銀 (logo, Japan Mint hallmarks)
(Translation: Seikan Tunnel total length 53.85 km 1988.3.13 JR Hokkaido . JR East Solid silver (logo, Japan Mint hallmarks))
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script), Katakana, Latin
Engraverhallmarks) Translation: Seikan Tunnel total length 53.85 km 1988.3.13 JR Hokkaido . JR East Solid silver (logo, Japan Mint hallmarks) Edge Plain Mint Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Japan
MintageND (1988)  - -
Catalog ID5009783080
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