After the end of the year, the 50th South Pole regional observation anniversary and the 50th United Nations joining anniversary money put it on the market.

According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology because a large result has been brought by responsible ministries and agencies' cooperating after the establishment of Showa station on January 29, 1957 and doing a scientific observation of the South Pole region as a national business for the problem of the global environment change etc. this year, the one assumed to be suitable for issue of commemoration money as "National commemoration business" based on Article 5 clause 2 of currency method. It seems that the one by a reason similar as for United Nations commemoration money.

Cabaftoinu founder South Pole observation ship "Soya", "Taro", "Gero", and the back are Antarcticas and auroras (face value 500 yen). ..design of nickel brass money of the 50th South Pole regional observation anniversary.. tableFour stars are showing of the observation facilities in our country. Moreover, the table shows pure silver money of the 50th United Nations joining anniversary and the earth, the cherry blossom, and the back show the crest of the United Nations (face value 1000 yen).

The 50th South Pole regional observation anniversary money

Pure silver money of the 50th United Nations joining anniversary is commemoration money of a so-called premium type sold in the one for manufacturing cost to exceed the face par by the price that independent administrative agency Mint Bureau doesn't fall below manufacturing cost though substitution is done by the face par in the ordinary financial institution etc. because nickel brass money of the 50th South Pole regional observation anniversary is usually a commemorative coin. I hear that substitution such as the financial institutions is not done, and it was sold by the original sales price by independent administrative agency Mint Bureau. It is necessary to note the person who wants it.