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1 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Chosen |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Value | 1 Yen |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Kim Yoon-shik in traditional Korean court dress with black official hat (gat) at right, set within a fine guilloche underprint. The bank title 朝鮮銀行 (Bank of Chosen) appears in vertical script at left, with the denomination 壹圓 in large Chinese characters at center. A red seal impression is visible at lower left, and serial numbers with check letter appear in red at top and bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and brown tones, with the English text 'The Bank of Chosen Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand' across the upper portion. A large central guilloche vignette frames the bold denomination inscription 'ONE YEN IN GOLD or Nippon Ginko Note.' A vertical panel at left bears the denomination in Chinese and Japanese characters, and Japanese legal text appears in a horizontal band across the lower portion. A red official seal is affixed at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | The Bank of Chosen Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand ONE YEN IN GOLD or Nippon Ginko Note. |
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