With new people being featured, new motifs and security features added, the Bank of Japan is doing a complete design overhaul with these new bills. Japanese bills last got a redesign back in 2004, exactly 20 years ago. If you’re visiting Japan after April 2024, then you’ll be in time for the introduction of the newly designed banknotes. Now that we’re done with Japanese coins, we move on to Japanese bills. See our writers’ top picks! A Closer Look at Japanese Bills and What They Look Like Keep an eye out for them if you want a good meal for cheap! Once you’re in Japan, you might come across restaurants that promote “one coin meals”, and this often refers to the 500 yen coin. The new 500 yen coin is made of three different materials: nickel-brass, cupronickel, and copper and is bicolored as part of its added security features, which also include new ridge designs with different pitches and micro lettering and numbers. The front side features a paulownia floral design on the obverse, while the reverse is designed with the denomination, bamboo, and "tachibana"mandarin orange. The 500 yen coin has the most recent redesign on this list, with the new designs brought into circulation on October 15, 2021. On the back are young leaves symbolizing Japan, Japan’s country name and the coin’s production date engraved in kanji. It was first issued in 1949 just after the war, so Japan's major industries were used as the basis for the obverse design, as Japan looked forward to postwar reconstruction. On the front side, the characters "五円" are set against a background of rice ears symbolizing agriculture, a gear indicating heavy industry, and vertical lines representing water and fishery. You’ll notice its bright golden color and the hole in the middle. Luckily, it’s distinct enough that you should be able to know when you have a 5 yen coin in your hands. First, it’s considered a lucky offering in Shinto shrines because of the similarity between the Japanese pronunciation for 5 yen (goen - 五円) and "goen" (ご縁), a Buddhist term for the ties between people.Īppearance-wise, it’s the only coin that doesn’t have the Arabic numeral value “5” written on it. The brass 5 yen coin is unique for a variety of reasons.
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