MauMauNotes Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Hi there i was looking on ebay and i saw those 'new' 500 Yen BIMETALLIC and Commemorative my question is are those meant ALSO for circulation (like the UK commemorative 2 pounds) ? tyvm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 They are in circulation except they get hoarded up like crazy. But then again, regular 500 yen coins do circulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 I know the regular 500 yen coins circulate as I have gotten them in change during my visits to Tokyo, but I don't recall seeing 500 Yen notes, I think the smallest notes now are 1000 yen. BTW 500 yen is a good chunk of change - not a coin to just toss off in the coin jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satootoko Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Your coins are part of the 47 Prefecture series that began in 2008, presumably inspired by the US 50 State Quarter series, but ~20/40 times more expensive! Instead of George Washington the common side of the ¥500 version depicts a pre-Meiji cash coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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