| Material | Nickel-brass, Cupronickel and Copper |
| Composition | Copper 750 Zinc 125 Nickel 125 |
| Weight | 7.1g |
| Diameter | 26.5mm |
| Year of Production | 2009 |
A 500 yen coin made to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law.
There are 47 types, the same as the number of prefectures in Japan.
It is made by combining two technologies: “Cladd,” in which another type of metal plate is inserted between two metal plates, and “Bicolor,” in which another metal is placed in a disk. “Baikara Clad
There are jagged edges on the sides, and only four places are shaped differently from the rest.
The reverse side is the same.
The design imitates the coins of the Edo period.
It is written in kanji as “local Autonomy” in four characters.
The year and “JAPAN 47PREFECTURES COIN PROGRAM” are engraved.
The obverse has a different design for each prefecture.
The Ibaraki type depicts “Kairakuen” and plums.
Kairakuen Garden was built in the Edo period and is a famous tourist spot in Ibaraki.
it is one of the three great gardens in Japan, and many tourists still visit to see its beautiful garden.
Especially when the plum blossoms are in bloom, the scenery is the most wonderful. Therefore, the plum is the motif of the coin design.
Incidentally, the other three gardens in Japan are “Kenrokuen” in Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture) and “Korakuen” in Okayama Prefecture.
