January 30, 2024
Ministry of Finance
Design of Commemorative Coin for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Second Issue)
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to issue about five types of coins commemorating Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, in three installments before the opening of the Expo.
For the second issue, MOF has decided to issue a 1,000-yen silver coin as follows:
| Design |
(Obverse)  MYAKU-MYAKU, hearts, and two sprouting leaves |
(Reverse)  Logo of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan |
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| Face value | 1,000 yen | |
| Material | Silver | |
| Quality | Pure silver | |
| Weight | 31.1 g | |
| Diameter | 40 mm | |
| Colors | White, gray, blue, red, brown, and green |
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| Other features | Iridescent color shining technology, helical ridges, etc. | |
| Number of coins to be issued |
50,000 |
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| Application period (estimated shipment date) |
About three weeks from April 12, 2024 (From around late July 2024) |
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| Sales price (including tax) |
13,800 yen |
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Note 1. Since this coin uses precious metal and is crafted with special technologies, the cost of manufacturing them exceeds its face value.
Note 2. See the attached reference(PDF:316KB)
for the details of the design.
Note 3. The commemorative coin will only be sold by the Japan Mint, and will not be available to be exchanged at financial institutions, etc.
«Contact information on purchase/ordering procedures»
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The sales information, including ordering procedures, will be announced on the Japan Mint website（https://www.mint.go.jp/） after 5:00 pm on April 11, 2024.
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Contact for inquiries on application procedures (available from 5:00 pm on April 11, 2024) at:
Japan Mint Support Dial
Telephone: 050-3615-6332 (available from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; operating 365 days a year)
All inquiries regarding this release should be addressed to:
Currency Planning Section, Office of Currency Matters,
Treasury Division, Financial Bureau
TEL: 03-3581-4111 (operator)