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1 Bu Dajōkan-satsu
| Issuer | Dajōkan (Grand Council of State) |
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| Year | 1868-1869 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress in black with red overstamps on a vertically oriented note. The upper register carries the denomination within a decorative scrollwork frame incorporating Chrysanthemum seals and five-seven Paulownia seals; a red circular chop seal is applied over the denomination. The lower register bears vertical columnar inscriptions reading right to left within a frame flanked by two dragons. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress in black with red overstamps. Vertical columnar inscriptions are enclosed within a frame bearing Hōō phoenix vignettes at the upper and lower borders, with iridescent cloud and paulownia leaf motifs filling the surround. A red chop seal is applied at the foot of the rightmost inscription column. |
| 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 Circulation Thirteen years limit) |
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