Shinkansen 100 yen coin exchange begins nationwide 4/22

[bikkuri bahn]

Wednesday, April 22 saw the beginning of a program at selected financial institutions nationwide where the public can exchange 100 yen coins for commemorative 100 yen coins with shinkansen designs.  There are a total of 5 designs- for the Tokaido, Sanyo, Tohoku, Joetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansen, with the N700A, 500 series, E5, E4, and E7 designs respectively on one side, and the 0 series on the other. Coins for the Kyushu, Hokkaido, Akita, and Yamagata Shinkansen are planned to be released in the future.

 

http://trafficnews.jp/post/39559/

[JR 500系]

OOwww... And it started AFTER I left Japan. I want them so badly...

[miyakoji]

OOwww... And it started AFTER I left Japan. I want them so badly...

Yeah, I know, doesn't it always work out that way.  I wonder what these will go for on online auctions...

[JR 500系]

Yeah, I know, doesn't it always work out that way.  I wonder what these will go for on online auctions...

 

Yap. Expecting a large sum 5 years later for 1 complete set of 100yen coins...

 

Are these coins exchanged free of charge at the banks, i.e. we just go to the banks with 100 yen coins to change these?

[NuclearErick]

Yeah, I know, doesn't it always work out that way.  I wonder what these will go for on online auctions...

 

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&p=%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B9%E7%B7%9A+100%E5%86%86%E7%A1%AC%E8%B2%A8&x=0&y=0

 

but also they have a case for all 9 coins to complete

 

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&p=%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B9%E7%B7%9A+50%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4+%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9&x=0&y=0