The government will issue a commemorative ¥1,000 coin in October featuring a scene from "The Tale of Genji," the literary classic set in Kyoto, Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Tuesday.
Another ¥1,000 coin, to be released in December, will bear the image of an oval-shaped coin minted in the 16th century at the Iwami silver mine in Shimane Prefecture.
Entire article: 'Tale of Genji' to grace Kyoto coin - The Japan Times Online
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