Prefecture Coins

Japan is minting new 500 yen coins. The coins have two colors: gold and silver. They started minting the coins in 2008. Every year they will make about 6 new types of coins. Each type of coin represents a prefecture, so there will be 47 coins total.

The coins have English writing on them.

Yesterday I saw coins representing Kyoto and Shimane prefecture. I thought they were not real.

Have you seen any of the new coins?

Tags: 1948, 2008, coin, commemorate, fake, Kyoto, October, surprise

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