Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that Cambodia has issued new 500 riel bank notes (about ¥14) bearing images of two bridges donated by Japan.

Hun Sen made the announcement at a ceremony to connect parts of one of the bridges across the Mekong River, at the Neak Loeung Ferry crossing point, which is about 60 kilometers southeast of Phnom Penh.

One side of the new currency shows a portrait of Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni and the other side has images of the two Japan-funded bridges, named Tsubasa and Kizuna, which both cross the Mekong River.