500 Yen 1997, Snowboard [Japan]

Coins-Asia

Reverse
On the upper central part, a pattern of horizontal straight lines. Superimposed on this pattern on the right is the English inscription '1998 NAGANO', translating to '1998 Nagano', the host city of the XVIII Winter Olympic Games. On the left is the Olympic emblem: a flower with petals shaped like athlete silhouettes, below it the Olympic rings. On the smooth left half, below the emblem, a two-line English inscription '500 YEN', translating to 'five hundred yen'. Below that, the year of minting in Japanese '平成9年' - '1997'. On the right, an image of a bird facing right.
Obverse
Around the edge of the coin are decorative raised dots. Along the upper arc of the coin's edge is the country name Japan in Japanese '日本國'. In the central part, against a background of six-pointed stars, an athlete on a snowboard is flying. To his right are the five Olympic rings.