1,000 yen – Earthquake Reconstruction: The Fishboat

The Ministry of Finance has decided to issue commemorative coins for the Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction project, issuance of which will be in FY2015. The Ministry of Finance and the Japan Mint will hold a contest to select designs for such commemorative coins.

The Ministry of Finance has decided to issue 10,000yen commemorative gold coins and 1,000 yen commemorative silver coins in FY2015 in commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction project. The commemorative coins will be issued in four series.

The designs for the second, third and fourth series will be selected through the contest to be held by the Ministry of Finance and the Japan Mint.