500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998
500 Yen, Specimen, Japan, 1998
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 500 yen coin, specimen
- Japan, 1998
- Obverse Image: Snowboarder with Olympic rings behind.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: NIHON / KUNI / GO / SEN / EN ( Translation: Japan, 5000 Yen).
- Reverse Image: Grouse with Symbolmark of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: 1998 / NAGANO / 5000 / YEN / HEISEI / 9 / NEN ( Translation: Heisei year 9).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Coin
- Date made
- 1998
- place made
- Japan: Nagano, Nagano
- Physical Description
- cupro-nickel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 mm x 26.5 mm; 3/32 in x 1 1/32 in
- ID Number
- 1997.0077.0004
- accession number
- 1997.0077
- catalog number
- 1997.0077.0004
- Credit Line
- The Bank of Japan, Tokyo
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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