Description
2021 SatosanMetals 6th year. This is a 1oz. silver re-strike of the Yamagata Prefecture manhole cover first minted in 2020. We consider this a bullion strike. Why not a bullion price? The silver market has been somewhat strained to date this year and being that I only run small batches the premiums are higher for a small fry like us.
This piece is inspired by the manhole covers you’ll spot in Yamagata-ken Japan. Each municipality takes pride in its manhole cover design. They may display anything from municipal symbols, local landscapes, abstract patterns, or local legends. There are literally 1000’s of these unique manhole covers throughout Japan and I hope to bring some of the nicer ones to life in silver.
Packaged in an air-tite plastic holders and shrink wrapped.
Exclusively produced for SatosanMetals.
Obverse Sculptor: Inspired by the manhole covers of Japan.
Reverse Sculptor: Luigi Badia
Composition: Silver
Fineness: .999
Strike: Satin
Edge: Reeded
Size: 39mm
Edition of :minted to demand in 2021