1 Yen

€387,773.00
IssuerJapan
Year1873
TypeStandard banknote
Value1 Yen (1 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
Composition
Size190 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterContinental Bank Note Company, New York, United States (1863-1878)
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In circulation to9 December 1899
Reference(s) P#10
Obverse descriptionRed serial number in arabic (Ministry of Finance); Green vertical serial number in Chinese (National bank) Sailing ship, to the left. Daji, the warrior during reign of Emperor Nintoku, to the right. (Alternative explanation: Minamoto Tametomo a man of immense strength and 7 ft tall, which sunk a ship like that depicted here with arrows.)
Reverse descriptionDefeat of Mongol warriors in Hakata Harbor. Flanked by depiction of gold 1 Yen coin; obverse on the right and reverse on the left.
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Catalog ID1706174210
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