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1964–2026 · official status checked 2026-07-31

Olympic and Sporting Commemoratives

Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagano, and other verified international sporting programs.

日本の記念貨幣

Olympic and Sporting Commemoratives · obverse Olympic and Sporting Commemoratives · reverse
Representative exact issue image; it does not depict every record in this program.Ministry of Finance Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
Programs
5
Issue records
64
Face-value channel
37
Premium sale
27

Classification

Legal tender does not describe the sales channel

Each record keeps face value, original issue price, metal, sales method, quantity semantics, and operational issue stage separate. A premium collector coin remains legal tender, but it was not necessarily intended for ordinary change.

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Coin, product, medal, and packaging are different objects

The issue register describes legal-tender coins. A Japan Mint set may include those coins plus a non-legal-tender medal, case, certificate, and sales record; the mint-products catalog models those relationships without duplicating coin identities.

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Representative issue: Tokyo Olympic 1000 yen Silver Coin, obverse and reverse
Representative issue: Tokyo Olympic 1000 yen Silver CoinAs6673, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
olympics Tokyo 1964 Olympic commemorative coins 東京オリンピック記念貨幣

Japan's first commemorative coin program: 100-yen and 1,000-yen silver coins distributed at face value.

Years
1964–1964
Face values
¥100 · ¥1,000
Channel
Face-value channel
2 issue records
Representative issue: Sapporo Olympic 100 yen Cupronickel Coin, obverse and reverse
Representative issue: Sapporo Olympic 100 yen Cupronickel CoinWikimedia Commons contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
olympics Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympic commemorative coin 札幌オリンピック記念貨幣

A 100-yen cupronickel circulation-channel commemorative for the Sapporo Winter Games.

Years
1972–1972
Face values
¥100
Channel
Face-value channel
1 issue records
Representative issue: Nagano Olympic (Series One) 500 yen Cupronickel Coin, obverse and reverse
Representative issue: Nagano Olympic (Series One) 500 yen Cupronickel CoinMinistry of Finance Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
olympics Nagano 1998 Winter Olympic commemorative coins 長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念貨幣

Three release series spanning 500-yen, 5,000-yen, and 10,000-yen coins.

Years
1997–1998
Face values
¥500 · ¥5,000 · ¥10,000
Channel
Face-value and premium
9 issue records
Representative issue: Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin, obverse and reverse
Representative issue: Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad CoinMinistry of Finance Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
olympics Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic commemorative coins 東京2020オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念貨幣

A multi-wave program with gold, silver, clad, and bicolor-clad legal-tender issues.

Years
2016–2020
Face values
¥100 · ¥500 · ¥1,000 · ¥10,000
Channel
Face-value and premium
39 issue records
Representative issue: Nagano Olympic (Series One) 500 yen Cupronickel Coin, obverse and reverse
Representative issue: Nagano Olympic (Series One) 500 yen Cupronickel CoinMinistry of Finance Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; approved catalog cleanup and deterministic conversion.
olympics International sporting-event commemorative coins 国際スポーツ大会記念貨幣

World Cup, Asian Games, rugby, and other international sporting programs.

Years
1994–2026
Face values
¥500 · ¥1,000 · ¥10,000
Channel
Face-value and premium
13 issue records

Normalized evidence

Official commemorative issue register

A dash means the cited public source has not yet supplied a normalized quantity; it never means zero.

Issue Year Face value Material Distribution Quantity Status
Nagano Olympic (Series One) 10,000 yen Gold Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会（第１次）10,000円金貨幣 1997 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Two) 10,000 yen Gold Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会（第２次）10,000円金貨幣 1997 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Three) 10,000 yen Gold Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会（第３次）10,000円金貨幣 1998 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan TM 10,000 yen Gold Coin2002FIFAワールドカップ TM 10,000円金貨幣 2002 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 10,000 yen Gold Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念10,000円金貨幣 2018 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Rugby World Cup 2019 ™ 10,000 yen Gold Coinラグビー ワールドカップ 2019™日本 大会記念 10,000円金貨幣 2019 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 10,000 yen Gold Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念10,000円金貨幣 2019 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 10,000 yen Gold Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念10,000円金貨幣 2020 ¥10,000 Pure Gold premium sale — issued
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan TM 1,000 yen Silver Coin2002FIFAワールドカップ TM 1,000円銀貨幣 2002 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
The 5th Winter Asian Games 1,000yen Silver Coin第5回アジア冬季競技大会1,000円銀貨幣 2003 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2016 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2016 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2018 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2018 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Rugby World Cup 2019 ™ 1,000 yen Silver Coinラグビーワールドカップ2019™日本大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2019 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2020 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2020 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2020 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 1,000 yen Silver Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2020 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — issued
The 20th Asian Games and 5th Asian Para Games 1,000 yen Silver Coin第20回アジア競技大会・第5回アジアパラ競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2026 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — announced
The 20th Asian Games and 5th Asian Para Games 1,000 yen Silver Coin第20回アジア競技大会・第5回アジアパラ競技大会記念1,000円銀貨幣 2026 ¥1,000 Pure Silver premium sale — announced
Tokyo Olympic 1000 yen Silver Coin東京オリンピック記念1,000円銀貨幣 1964 ¥1,000 Silver 925 Copper 75 face value exchange — issued
Tokyo Olympic 100 yen Silver Coin東京オリンピック記念100円銀貨幣 1964 ¥100 Silver 600 Copper 300 Zinc 100 face value exchange — issued
Sapporo Olympic 100 yen Cupronickel Coin札幌オリンピック記念100円白銅貨幣 1972 ¥100 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
The 12th Asian Games 500 yen Cupronickel Coin(Running)第12回アジア競技大会記念500円白銅貨幣（走る） 1994 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
The 12th Asian Games 500 yen Cupronickel Coin(Swimming)第12回アジア競技大会記念500円白銅貨幣（泳ぐ） 1994 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
The 12th Asian Games 500 yen Cupronickel Coin(Jumping)第12回アジア競技大会記念500円白銅貨幣（跳ぶ） 1994 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series One) 5,000 yen Silver Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第1次）5,000円銀貨幣 1997 ¥5,000 Silver 925 Copper 75 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series One) 500 yen Cupronickel Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第1次）500円白銅貨幣 1997 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Two) 5,000 yen Silver Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第2次）5,000円銀貨幣 1997 ¥5,000 Silver 925 Copper 75 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Two) 500 yen Cupronickel Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第2次）500円白銅貨幣 1997 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Three) 5,000 yen Silver Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第3次）5,000円銀貨幣 1998 ¥5,000 Silver 925 Copper 75 face value exchange — issued
Nagano Olympic (Series Three) 500 yen Cupronickel Coin長野オリンピック冬季競技大会記念（第3次）500円白銅貨幣 1998 ¥500 Copper 750 Nickel 250 face value exchange — issued
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan TM 500 yen Nickel-brass Coin (Europe & Africa)2002FIFAワールドカップ TM 記念500円ニッケル黄銅貨幣（ヨーロッパ、 アフリカ） 2002 ¥500 Copper 720 Zinc 200 Nickel 80 face value exchange — issued
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan TM 500 yen Nickel-brass Coin (Asia & Oceania)2002FIFAワールドカップ TM 記念500円ニッケル黄銅貨幣（アジア、 オセアニア） 2002 ¥500 Copper 720 Zinc 200 Nickel 80 face value exchange — issued
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan TM 500 yen Nickel-brass Coin (North & South America)2002FIFAワールドカップ TM 記念500円ニッケル黄銅貨幣（南北アメリカ） 2002 ¥500 Copper 720 Zinc 200 Nickel 80 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2018 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2018 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2019 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 500 yen Bicolor Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念500円バイカラー・クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥500 Copper 750 Zinc 125 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 500 yen Bicolor Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念500円バイカラー・クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥500 Copper 750 Zinc 125 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 100 yen Clad Coin2020年東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会記念100円クラッド貨幣 2020 ¥100 Copper 875 Nickel 125 face value exchange — issued

Evidence

Sources and scope

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Commemorative Coins List Ministry of Finance Japan

Official names, Japanese names, years, materials, dimensions, mass, and design-reference identity

Open source
Coins List: Local Autonomy Act 60th Anniversary Ministry of Finance Japan

47 prefectures and paired denomination identities

Open source
National Park System 100th Anniversary program Ministry of Finance Japan

Program chronology and announced park designs

Open source
FY2026 National Parks issue and sales decisions Ministry of Finance Japan

Issue quantities, original prices, application periods, and shipment timing

Open source