Catalog
1/2 Yen
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance, Japan |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Vertically oriented note printed in black on green underprint, with a bilaterally symmetrical composition centering on Japanese text reading 'Half Yen / Currency of Meiji'; two confronted phoenix-and-dragon vignettes flank the central inscription in the upper and lower registers. The Ministry of Finance seal appears in green at the upper left, with the denomination repeated at each corner 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 description | Vertically oriented note printed in brown with a symmetrical guilloche underprint; two official seals — one in red and one in blue — appear within the central field, flanking the Ministry of Finance inscription. The serial number is rendered in Japanese characters and appears twice, once at the top and once at the bottom of the note. |
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