OITA Prefecture The 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law 500 yen Bicolor Clad Coin (大分)

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 photo shows an Oita Prefecture  coin.

One of the Usuki stone Buddhas, which is known as a famous place in Oita Prefecture, “Chuson Dainichi Nyorai” is depicted.

The Usuki Stone Buddha is a group of more than 60 stone Buddhas carved from stone in the same place from the Heian period to the Kamakura period (8th ~ 13th century).

Among them, “Chuson Dainichi Nyorai” is called the best masterpiece among Japan stone Buddhas.