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Japan Mint conducts annual weight test of coins

OSAKA, Japan - A coin is being checked during the "Annual Trial of the Pyx" at the Japan Mint Osaka Head Office in Osaka on Oct. 27, 2014. It is a test to ensure the weight of the coins falls within the range of stipulated allowance.

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Japan Mint conducts annual weight test of coins

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's State Minister of Finance Ichiro Miyashita (front R) and others take part in the "Annual Trial of the Pyx" at the Japan Mint Osaka Head Office in Osaka on Oct. 27, 2014. The test is conducted to ensure the weight of the coins falls within the range of stipulated allowance.

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Japan Mint conducts annual weight test of coins

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's State Minister of Finance Ichiro Miyashita takes part in the "Annual Trial of the Pyx" at the Japan Mint Osaka Head Office on Oct. 27, 2014, in Osaka. The test is conducted to ensure the weight of the coins falls within the range of stipulated allowance.

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Weight test at Japan Mint

A commemorative 1,000-yen coin for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is being checked during the Annual Trial of the Pyx at the Japan Mint head office in Osaka on Nov. 9, 2020. The Summer Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan Mint conducts annual weight test of coins

Senior Japanese Vice Finance Minister Minoru Kihara (C) takes part in the annual "Trial of the Pyx" at the Japan Mint Osaka head office on Oct. 27, 2017. The test is conducted to ensure the weight of the coins falls within the stipulated range of allowance. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Mint conducts annual weight test of coins

Senior Japanese Vice Finance Minister Minoru Kihara takes part in the annual "Trial of the Pyx" at the Japan Mint Osaka head office on Oct. 27, 2017. The test is conducted to ensure the weight of the coins falls within the stipulated range of allowance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo