500 yen coin sample found at BOJ's Hiroshima branch

OSAKA, Japan - A 500 yen coin sample made at the Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau in Osaka has been found at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Hiroshima branch, mint bureau officials said Nov. 29. Photo shows a 500 yen coin sample similar to the one found at the branch. Such samples should not be circulated, the bureau said.

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• ILEA000016137

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• 2002/11/29 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 1705 × 915 pixel

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• 72 dpi

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• 473.75(KB)*

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