| Material | Nickel-brass, Cupronickel and Copper |
| Composition | Copper 750 Zinc 125 Nickel 125 |
| Weight | 7.1g |
| Diameter | 26.5mm |
| Year of Production | 2015 |
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 Osaka type depicts the Nintoku-tenno-Ryo tumulus, a World Heritage Site in Osaka.
The Nintoku-tenno-Ryo tumulus was built around the 5th century and is the tomb of Emperor nintoku(Nintoku-tenno), the emperor of the time, and is the largest of the keyhole-shaped burial mounds called the “front and rear circular tumulus”.
Along with the Pyramid of Khufu and the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, it is one of the three largest tombs in the world.
