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1 Silver Monme Bicchu, Okayama
| Issuer | Bicchu Okayama Han (備中岡田銀札) |
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| Year | 1732 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Tall, narrow vertical note printed by woodblock in black ink on hand-laid washi paper. The upper register contains a rectangular vignette enclosing a deity figure surrounded by decorative foliate scrollwork, surmounted by a single kanji character within an oval cartouche. A large red rectangular seal impression overlies the central portion of this upper vignette. The middle register bears the denomination inscription 銀壹匁 (Silver 1 Monme) in bold brushwork alongside floral chrysanthemum ornaments to the right and a dated inscription reading 壬子暦 (Mizunoe-Ne calendar year, 1732) to the left with an additional small red seal. The lower register is divided into two panels: the upper panel carries the issuer inscription 備中岡田銀札 (Bicchu Okayama Silver Note), and the bottom panel contains the exchange office name 於兒嶋屋 flanked by two circular and rectangular seal cartouches in the corners. |
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| Reverse lettering | 備中岡田銀札 |
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| Protection description | Large hand-applied red vermilion seal (印章) impressed over the upper vignette on the obverse, serving as an authentication and validation mark; a smaller red seal also appears in the middle denomination register. |
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