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1 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1932-1944 |
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| Value | 1 Yen |
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| Obverse description | A vignette at left centre depicts a stone torii gate and stairway set within a wooded landscape, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the right, a large numeral '1' is set within a guilloche oval underprint, flanked by decorative floral corner ornaments. The denomination 壹圓 appears in bold Chinese characters at centre, with a red official seal overprint and the bank title 臺灣銀行券 in the upper margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 券行銀灣臺 臺 相此 灣 壹 渡券 銀 圓 可引 行 申換 俟に 也金 壹 圓 造裝局翂印閣內府政國帝本日大 (Translation: Taiwanese banknotes 1 Yen Can be redeemed for 1 Yen gold coin (１円金貨と引き換えられる)) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette engraved in intaglio, presenting a coastal seascape with a shoreline, calm waters, and a headland visible in the middle distance. The bank title 臺灣銀卷 is inscribed in Chinese characters above the vignette within an ornate guilloche border. The denomination 壹圓 appears in a panel to the right, with the overall design rendered in warm brown tones. |
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