| Issuer | Japan |
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| Year | 1868-1869 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1 Bu (1/4) |
| Currency | Ryō (1595-1874) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 110 × 38 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| In circulation to | November 1879 |
| Reference(s) | JNDA#10-4 |
| Obverse description | Black print; red overstamps. At the top, vertical denomination, inside frame of scrollwork with Chrysanthemum Seals and 5-7 Paulownia Seals. At the bottom, vertical inscriptions inside frame of two dragons, reads from right to left column at the bottom. Red stamped circle seal on denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | 金壹分 信 太政官 會計局 (Translation: Gold one Bu Trust Great Council of State Accounting Office) |
| Reverse description | Black print; red overstamps. Vertical inscriptions, inside frame of two Hōō phoenixes top and bottom, with iridescent clouds over paulownia leaves. Red stamped seal at the end of right column of the inscriptions. |
| Reverse lettering | 慶應戊辰發行 元締 通用十三年限 (Translation: Keiō [year] tsujinoe-tatsu (Year of the Earth-Dragon) issue Motojime Circulaion Thirteen years limit) |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 3538308540 |
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