Australia Kookaburra 1997 (Japanese Yen) 1oz Silver Coin

By the late 19th century, an increasing number of major European countries had adopted the gold standard. In keeping with this trend, the Japanese Government enacted the New Currency Act of 1871, under which standard gold coins containing 1.5 grams of pure gold per 1 Yen were minted by modern western production methods.

The reverse design of the 20 Yen gold coin was created to emphasise the dignity of the Emperor and incorporated the most important Imperial symbols. The centrepiece of the design featured the Imperial crest of a chrysanthemum and paulownia leaves. At the top of the coin was the symbol of the rising sun, with a paulownia flower depicted at the bottom. At either side of the design the imperial flags were shown.

A total of 2,500 Kookaburra coins were minted by Perth Mint for the
Japanese Yen privy in 1997.

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