(2)Memorial 1000 yen coin minted for Winter Asian Games

(2)Memorial 1000 yen coin minted for Winter Asian Games

OSAKA, Japan - Muneyoshi Ueda, vice chairman of the Aomori Winter Asian Games Organizing Committee, at the Finance Ministry's mint bureau in Osaka on Dec. 6 shows a memorial 1000 yen silver coin for the Winter Asian Games starting in February next year in Aomori.

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