Three New Commemorative Coins Celebrate History, Culture, and HEMA
From Japan’s Showa Era to Kazakhstan’s independence and a Dutch department store’s centennial, these new issues commemorate milestones around the world.
From honoring a historic era to the creation of a department store, it is a celebration for many recent new issues.
Japan
Courtesy the Japan Mint.
The centennial anniversary of the Showa Era inspires the Japan Mint’s newest issue. The 1,000-yen silver coin depicts on the reverse a colorized illustration of motifs that reflect the economic growth and reconstruction of postwar Japan. The obverse shows images of Mt. Fuji with cherry blossoms that were used on Japan’s first commemorative coin
Kazakhstan
Courtesy National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Upon the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established to promote cooperation between former republics. The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan has created a 1,000 tenge silver proof commemorative in honor of this anniversary for its “Outstanding Events and People” series. A colorized emblem of the organization decorates the obverse.
The Netherlands
Courtesy of Royal Dutch Mint
In celebration of the centennial anniversary of the first department store, Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam (HEMA), the Royal Dutch Mint has released a coincard with a 1-euro coin and a special medal. Designed in collaboration with HEMA, the medal shows on the obverse a tompouce with a candle against a dotted background, with the text “100 years of love for everyday life” encircling. The reverse shows the HEMA logo surrounded by HEMA products.
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