Description:
Obverse
Bell-shaped bronze vessel discovered from the Kamoiwakura Remains in Unnan City and patterns and pictograms on it
Reverse
Lettering:
JAPAN 47 PREFECTURES COIN PROGRAM
500 YEN 平成 20 年
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