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1 Silver Monme
| Issuer | Yanagimoto Ginsho (柳本銀所), Yamato Province |
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| Year | 1838 |
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| In circulation to | 1874 |
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| Obverse description | Tall, narrow vertical note on washi paper with a woodblock-printed design. At the top, a vignette of a standing deity or dignitary figure rendered in a traditional Japanese woodcut style; below, the central denomination inscription is printed in bold brushwork characters within a lozenge-shaped cartouche, accompanied by a red official seal stamp. The lower section carries the issuing office name in vertical columns, with additional marginal inscriptions on the left and right edges. |
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| Reverse description | Vertical note on washi paper with woodblock-printed imagery. The upper vignette repeats a deity figure amid clouds and waves rendered in the same traditional woodcut manner as the obverse; the central field carries the issue date inscription in vertical columns with a red official seal. The lower vignette presents a tiger among bamboo, a motif associated with auspicious symbolism in Edo-period Japanese graphic arts. |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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