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Obverse
Daibutsu (Great Buddha) of Kamakura.
Under the idea of nation protection which wishes for peace both by the Kamakura shogunate and people, it is said that this Great Buddha was constructed by people with willingness under the leadership of shogunate as a symbol of samurai government and guardian Buddha.
Reverse
Lettering:
JAPAN 47 PREFECTURES COIN PROGRAM
500 YEN
24
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