Owner Comments:
Composition: Pure Silver
Face Value: 1,000 Yen
Weight: 31.1 grams
Diameter: 40.0 mm
Edge: Helical Ridges
Finish: Proof / Color Printing
Mintage: 100,000 /each prefecture
Common Reverse Design:
- Snow Crystals, Moon and Cherry Blossoms
- Latent image technology is applied to the center of the largest snow crystal to make letters of “47″ representing the number of prefectures in Japan, and “60″ representing the 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law appear alternately when viewed from different angles.
Gifu is located almost in the center of Japan and out of Japan's 47 prefectures, is one of only eight prefectures with no access to the sea.
Capital City: Gifu
Population in 2007 (thousands): 2,104
Area in 2007 (square km): 10,621
Gifu Coin
1000 yen silver coin
Image of Gifu design of 1,000 yen
(Obverse design: Ukai (cormorant fishing) on the Nagara River)
Traditional cormorant fishing on the Nagara River, with its long history going back around 1,300 years, is conducted from May to October every year, and is preserved by the Japanese Imperial Family.