Currency: 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Commemorative Coin
Overview
The Ministry of Finance will issue a 1,000-yen silver coin commemorating the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition, to be held in 2027. Made of pure silver, 40,000 coins will be issued, with a tax-included sales price of 33,500 yen. Applications are scheduled to be accepted from December 2, 2026, for approximately three weeks, and product shipments are planned to begin around late March 2027. Sales will be handled exclusively by the Japan Mint; the coins will not be available for exchange at financial institution counters or similar locations.
Key points
- The Ministry of Finance will issue a 1,000-yen silver coin commemorating the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition.
- The issuance is limited to 40,000 coins, and the tax-included sales price is 33,500 yen.
- Applications are scheduled to open on December 2, 2026, for approximately three weeks, and shipments are scheduled to begin around late March 2027.
- Sales will be handled exclusively by the Japan Mint, and exchanges will not be available at financial institution counters or similar locations.
Overview
The Ministry of Finance has decided to issue a 1,000-yen silver coin as a commemorative coin for the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition, which will be held in 2027. The obverse features Tunk Tunk and plants, while the reverse features the official logo of the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition.
Impact
This commemorative coin will be sold exclusively by the Japan Mint and will not be available for exchange at financial institution counters or similar locations. It is also classified as a premium commemorative coin because the costs of using precious metals and specialized manufacturing techniques exceed its face value.
Details
The material is silver, with a fineness of pure silver, a weight of 31.1 grams, and a diameter of 40 millimeters. Other features include diagonal reeding. The colors are white, black, blue-violet, pink, red-violet, red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, light blue, blue, pink, red-violet, orange, yellow, and green.
Details on sales, applications, and related procedures are scheduled to be published on the Japan Mint website after 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2026. Inquiries from December 2, 2026, onward will be accepted through the Japan Mint Support Dial at 050-3501-0098, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., year-round.
The scheduled product shipment period was revised on September 11, 2026, from around mid-March 2027 to around late March 2027.