<p>A magnetooptic recording medium (X1) having a multilayer structure comprising a recording layer (11) being responsible for the recording function and having a multilayer structure consisting of a relatively low coercive force part (11b) and a relatively high coercive force part (11a), a reproduction layer (12) being responsible for the reproducing function, and an intermediate layer (13) interposed between the low coercive force part (11b) of the recording layer (11) and the reproduction layer (12), and changing the exchange bonding state of the recording layer (11) and the reproduction layer (12).</p>
