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.
Summary of Shiga Prefecture
Capital City: Otsu
Population in 2010 (thousands): 1,404
Area (square km): 4,017
Shiga Coin
1000 yen silver coin
Image of Shiga design of 1,000 yen
(Obverse design: Lake Biwa, Little Grebe and Ukimido Temple)
One-sixth of Shiga's total area is covered by Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. Lake Biwa is not only the most important water source for the people live in the main part of the western Japan, but also one of the world's precious few ancient lakes with four millions of history. So, it is a home to many rare creatures not found anywhere else. The obverse also features little grebe as the prefectural bird, which tend its baby at the back of the body, and Ukimido temple constructed to pray for safety of lake transportation.