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

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 Shimane coin is depicts a copper bell and the pictures and patterns engraved on the bell.

In Shimane Prefecture, there is an archaeological site from the Yayoi period (10th century BC ~ 3rd century AD) called “Kamoiwakura Ruins”, and the motif is a copper bell excavated from there.

It is engraved with pictures of deer and tribal patterns, which provide clues to the culture of the time.