Tokyo will issue over 200,000 gold and silver coins in commemoration of almost 16,000 people who perished during the March 2011 disasters.
Japan Tsunami 2011
Japan started minting gold and silver commemorative coins devoted to the
victims of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, aiming to raise
funds for the restoration of the damaged northeastern region, NHK
reports.
Japan will strike 45,000 gold coins (10,000 yen, or nearly $80 each) and 180,000 silver coins (1000 yen, or some $8 each) in Osaka.
One side of a coin shows an embossed picture of a 250-year-old pine – the only survived tree in the washed-away town of Rikuzentakata.
Japan will strike 45,000 gold coins (10,000 yen, or nearly $80 each) and 180,000 silver coins (1000 yen, or some $8 each) in Osaka.
One side of a coin shows an embossed picture of a 250-year-old pine – the only survived tree in the washed-away town of Rikuzentakata.
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