1000 Yen – 150th Anniversary of Railways in Japan (2022)

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Image source: Ministry of Finance, Japan

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Description obverse

Depiction of a portion of the Nishiki-e, a vintage woodblock print of the Takanawa Railway. Bank of Japan (in Japanese), 千円 (“one thousand yen”)

Description reverse

The design on the reverse side is based on the restored Old Shimbashi Station, which retains the appearance of the station building at the time of the railway’s opening. 鉄 道 開 業 150 年 (“150th Anniversary of Railways in Japan”), 1000 YEN, shown in English Imperial date of year 4 of the era of Reiwa (in Japanese)




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Japan. 1000 Yen (Silver) 2022, Mint of Japan. CoCo JP-2022-0003.