500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998

500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998
500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998
500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998
Description (Brief):

One (1) 500 yen coin, specimen

Description (Brief)

Japan, 1998

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Snowboarder with Olympic rings behind.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: Romanization: NIHON / KUNI / GO / SEN / EN ( Translation: Japan, 5000 Yen).

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Grouse with Symbolmark of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: Romanization: 1998 / NAGANO / 5000 / YEN / HEISEI / 9 / NEN ( Translation: Heisei year 9).

Date Made: 1998

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Japan: Nagano, Nagano

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, East Asian Coins

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: The Bank of Japan, Tokyo

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0077.0004Accession Number: 1997.0077Catalog Number: 1997.0077.0004

Object Name: Coin

Physical Description: cupro-nickel (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 mm x 26.5 mm; 3/32 in x 1 1/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-fc23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_881887

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