Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - Seikan Tunnel
| Location | Japan |
|---|---|
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A JR limited express train (485/583-series type) is depicted in high relief emerging from the Seikan Tunnel, shown in three-quarter frontal view with overhead catenary lines radiating in the background. The JR logo appears in bold relief at the top of the field, with a two-line commemorative legend in the lower exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Katakana, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The upper field features a raised relief map depicting the Seikan Tunnel route connecting Hokkaido island to the north and Honshu island to the south, with the tunnel path shown as a curved double-track line passing beneath the Tsugaru Strait. A horizontal dividing line separates the map from the lower legend panel, which contains four lines of inscribed text including the tunnel's total length, opening date, the operating railway companies, and Japan Mint hallmarks. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |