1 Shu Minbushō-satsu

Issuer	Minbushō (Ministry of Popular Affairs), Japan
Year	1869-1870
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In circulation to	30 September 1878
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Obverse description	Black letterpress print with red and blue overstamps on a narrow vertical format. The upper register presents the vertical denomination within a decorative scrollwork border incorporating Chrysanthemum seals and five-seven Paulownia seals, over which a red circular seal is stamped. The lower register bears vertical inscriptions within a frame enlivened by two confronting dragons, with a blue rectangular seal stamped between the two framing sections.
Obverse lettering	金壹朱檢信民部省通商司 (Translation: Gold one Shu Inspect Trust Ministry of Popular Affairs Commerce Office)
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Reverse lettering	明治己巳發行確證 (Translation: Meiji [year] tsuchinoto-mi (Year of the Earth-Snake) issue Confirm)
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