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1 Silver Monme Hyogo, Kasai
| Issuer | Miyake Yahei, Nakanomura, Kasai-gun, Hyogo |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Size | 160 × 44 mm |
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| Obverse description | Tall, narrow rectangular note printed in dark ink on blue-grey paper with a double-rule border. The upper register contains a woodblock vignette of Ebisu, the deity of commerce and good fortune, shown holding a fishing rod and sea bream within a circular frame flanked by decorative scrollwork. Below, the central field carries the denomination in large bold kanji characters, flanked on both sides by dragon underprint panels in low relief. The lower register displays a row of small kanji legends and an issuer's cartouche with a stepped rectangular seal device, with wave motifs filling the flanking panels. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark ink on the same blue-grey paper ground, with a single ruled border framing the entire face. The upper section bears a headed cartouche reading 引替所, beneath which a smaller inset panel carries a multi-line text clause regarding redemption conditions. To the left, the issuance date in Bunkyū era notation is written vertically. A large red circular official seal is struck in the centre field alongside the issuer designation 加西郡中野村. The lower portion contains a tall bordered cartouche with the issuer's personal name 三宅弥太夫 and a small square seal at the base. |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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