TOKYO —

Japan will issue 100,000 10,000-yen gold coins and 10 million 500-yen nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s enthronement, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
   
The pure-gold coin will depict a phoenix and the Imperial Palace’s ‘‘Nijubashi’’ double-arched bridge on the front side and the chrysanthemum seal on the reverse side. It will weigh 20 grams and measure 28 millimeters in diameter. The gold coin’s production cost is expected to be more than 10,000 yen, so it will be sold for more than the face value. The nickel-brass coin will have two chrysanthemum flowers on the front side and the chrysanthemum seal on the reverse. These coins can be bought for cash at banks from around November.

Kyodo

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  Ninjazilla at 10:25 AM JST - 4th July

  The nickel-brass coin will have two chrysanthemum flowers on the front side and the chrysanthemum seal on the reverse. ""

  enough chrysantheums????

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