Bankoku Shinryokan

R415

Issue	Bankoku Shinryokan
Prefecture	Okinawa
Date of Issue	21 June 2000 (Heisei 12)
Denomination	80 yen
Design	Bankoku Shinryokan
Image Area	22.5 x 33.0 millimeters
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours
Sheet	20 stamps (4 x 5)
Designer	Chinen Hideyuki (graphic designer)
Catalog No.	R415
First Day of Issue Postmark	Nago Post Office

Bankoku Shinryokan, Pane

Issue	Bankoku Shinryokan, Pane
Price	800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Sheet Size	51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Sheet	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.	R415P

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

(Small Notes for the Issue)
"Bankoku Shinryokan" is a newly built convention center in Busena Promontory, which was the site of Kyushu-Okinawa Summit 2000. The name, "Bankoku Shinryo," is taken from the engraved inscription on the bell, which was formerly installed in the main hall of Shuri Castle (Ryukyu royal residence), meaning "bridge over the nations of the world."

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