September 20, 2024
Ministry of Finance
Designs of Commemorative Coins for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Third Issue)
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) issues coins commemorating Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
For the third and last issue, MOF has decided to issue the commemorative coins as described below.
1. Third Issue(1) 10,000-yen coin and 1,000-yen coin
The designs and other details of the 10,000-yen coin and 1,000-yen coin to be issued are as follows.
| Type |
10,000-yen coin |
1,000-yen coin |
|---|---|---|
| Design (Obverse) |
 MYAKU-MYAKU and the Japan Pavilion |
 MYAKU-MYAKU, rainbow, |
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Design (Reverse) |
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| Face value | 10,000 yen | 1,000 yen |
| Material | Gold | Silver |
| Quality | Pure gold | Pure silver |
| Weight | 15.6 g | 31.1 g |
| Colors | － | White, blue, blue-purple, purple, red, ocher, orange, yellow, and yellow-green |
| Diameter | 26 mm | 40 mm |
| Other features | Helical ridges, etc. | Helical ridges, etc. |
| Number of coins to be issued | 30,000 | 50,000 |
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Application period (estimated shipment date) |
About three weeks from March 6, 2025 (From around late August 2025) |
About three weeks from March 6, 2025 (From around mid-June 2025) |
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Sales price (including tax) |
268,000 yen | 15,200 yen |
Note 1. See the attached reference(PDF:213KB)
for the details of the design.
Note 2. Since these coins use precious metal and are crafted with special technologies, the cost of manufacturing them exceeds their face values.
Note 3. The commemorative coins 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 March 5, 2025.
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Contact for inquiries on application procedures (available from 5:00 pm on March 5, 2025) at:
Japan Mint Support Dial
Telephone：050-3615-6332 (available from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; operating 365 days a year)
(2) 500-yen coin
Based on the number of coins requested by financial institutions, the number of 500-yen coins to be issued has been decided to be 2,328,000.
| Design |
(Obverse)  MYAKU-MYAKU |
(Reverse)  Logo of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Face value | 500 yen | |
| Material | Nickel brass, cupronickel, and copper | |
| Quality | Copper 75%, Zinc 12.5%, Nickel 12.5% | |
| Weight | 7.1 g | |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm | |
| Other features | Helical ridges with two different pitches, etc. | |
| Number of coins to be issued | 2,328,000 | |
| Scheduled time of exchange | April 2025 | |
Note 1. See the attached reference(PDF:244KB) for the details of the design.
Note 2. The material, quality, weight, diameter, and other features of the 500-yen coin are the same as those of ordinary 500-yen bicolor clad coins currently circulating. Proof processing technology (making the surface glossy with special technology) is not applied.
Note 3. The 500-yen coin will be exchanged at face value over counters at financial institutions. The specific exchange outline will be announced by MOF around March 2025.
Note 4. Some of the coins to be issued will not be exchanged at financial institutions, but instead will only be sold at the Japan Mint. Sales information, including the application method and the application period, will be announced by the Japan Mint around January 2025.
2. Complete set of commemorative coins
A total of five types of coins commemorating the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (first to third issues) will be newly issued. They will be sold as complete sets of commemorative coins.
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Sales price (including tax) |
344,000 yen | |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity to be sold | 1,000 sets | |
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Application period (estimated shipment date) |
About three weeks from March 6, 2025 (From around late August 2025) |
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Note 2. The year inscribed on the reverse of the coins will be the seventh year of the Reiwa era for all five designs.
Note 3. The complete sets of commemorative coins 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 March 5, 2025. -
Contact for inquiries on application procedures (available from 5:00 pm on March 5, 2025) 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)