Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program

To mark the 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law, we launched “Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program” in 2008. In this program, we will have issued silver coins and bi-color clad coins of 47 prefectures in Japan for several years. Obverse is each prefecture’s own design and reverse design is all the same.

(Common reverse design of 1000 yen silver coin: Snow Crystals, Moon and Cherry Blossoms)

(Common reverse design of 500 yen bi-color coin: Shape of Japanese old coin)

Through this program, we hope you have interest not only in our coins but also in Japanese own history, nature, culture, and others.

Issue List

2008 (Heisei 20)
Hokkaido
Kyoto
Shimane

2009 (Heisei 21)
Nagano
Niigata
Ibaraki
Nara

2010 (Heisei 22)
Kochi
Gifu
Fukui
Aichi
Aomori
Saga

2011 (Heisei 23)
Toyama
Tottori
Kumamoto
Shiga
Iwate
Akita

2012 (Heisei 24)
Okinawa
Kanagawa
Miyazaki
Tochigi
Oita
Hyogo

2013 (Heisei 25)
Miyagi
Hiroshima
Gunma
Yamanashi
Shizuoka
Okayama
Kagoshima

2014 (Heisei 26)
Yamagata
Mie
Ehime

Dealers working on this program