Shinkansen celebrated on special coins for 50th anniversary
October 01, 2014
Commemorative 100-yen coins will be issued in March to mark the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train service.
The Finance Ministry said five types of coins will be issued, one for each of the Tokaido, Sanyo, Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines.
The Hokuriku line will start operations next March. The other four are already in operation.
The silver-colored coins will be made from cupronickel and copper.
The reverse image will be of the first-generation “0 Series” Shinkansen train, widely known as “snub nose” for the shape of its cone.
The coins will be available through financial institutions for 100 yen (90 U.S. cents) each. The number of coins to be issued will be decided in December.
The ministry will also issue commemorative coins for the Akita, Yamagata, Kyushu and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines around March 2016.
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