| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1/2 Yen (1/2 JPY) |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 89 × 53 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Dondorf & Naumann, Frankfurt, Germany (1850-1932) |
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| Designer(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| Engraver(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| In circulation to | 31 December 1899 |
| Reference(s) | P#3 |
| Obverse description | Black on green underprint. Vertical symmetrical design; two facing phoenix and dragons flanking Japanese text; green Ministry of Finance seal at top left. |
| Reverse description | Brown vertical symmetrical design; Ministry of Finance seals in red and blue; serial number in Japanese characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | 半 半 省蔵大府政本日大 半 圓 明 治 通 宝 半 半 (Translation: Half (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Half yen Currency of Meiji Half (x2)) |
| Reverse lettering | 三八二三 ✶えひ 番 号 半 政大 府日 内本 蔵帝 卿國 半 番 号 三八二三 ✶えひ (Translation: Number Half Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Half Number) |
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| Catalog ID | 6250724010 |
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