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1 Ryō Dajōkan-satsu

Issuer Dajōkan (Grand Council of State)
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 presents the denomination within a scrollwork frame embellished with Chrysanthemum Seals and Five-Seven Paulownia Seals, surmounted by vertical inscription. The lower register contains vertical inscriptions enclosed within a frame of two confronting dragons, with a red circular stamped seal applied over the denomination area.
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Reverse description Letterpress in black with red overstamps. Vertical inscriptions occupy the central field within a frame bordered top and bottom by a pair of Hōō phoenix vignettes amid iridescent clouds over paulownia leaves. A red stamped seal appears at the terminal end of the right-hand inscription column.
Reverse lettering 慶應戊辰發行
元締
通用十三年限
(Translation: Keiō [year] tsuchinoe-tatsu (Year of the Earth-Dragon) issue Motojime Circulation Thirteen years limit)
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