Coin Highlights:
- Contains 1 oz .999 fine Silver.
- Diameter 40mm
- Packaged in hard plastic Mint case.
- Obverse: Features Fujisan, Yamanashi Maglev Test Line and grapes **
- The common reverse design of 1,000 yen Silver coin shows snow crystals, the moon and cherry blossoms.
- Minted by the Japan Mint.
** Mt. Fuji: Fujisan, also known as Mt. Fuji, is the
highest mountain in Japan at 3,776m. Mt. Fuji has been elevated to the
status of a divinity as a religious object through the ages and also has
been a resource of various art works in Japan. As a symbol of Japan,
Mt. Fuji was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in June
2013 because of its great historical and cultural values.
Yamanashi Mag-lev Test Line: The only test line of the magnetically-levitated (Maglev) train in Japan. Constructed at the eastern part of Yamanashi prefecture, and the test run started in 1997.
Grapes: Kōshu Grape is said to be a Japanese indigenous grape with 1,300 years history, and has been cultivated in Katsunuma area in Yamanashi. It is now widely cultivated in Yamanashi prefecture as eating or wine grapes. The harvest season is from the middle of September to late October.