| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1 Yen (1 JPY) |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 112 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Dondorf & Naumann, Frankfurt, Germany (1850-1932)National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan), Japan (1871-date) |
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| Designer(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| Engraver(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| In circulation to | 31 December 1899 |
| Reference(s) | P#4 |
| Obverse description | Black on brown underprint. Vertical symmetrical design; two facing phoenix and dragons flanking Japanese text; blue Ministry of Finance seal at top left. |
| Reverse description | Blue vertical symmetrical design; Ministry of Finance seals in red and green; serial number in Japanese characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | 壹 壹 省蔵大府政本日大 金 壹 圓 明 治 通 宝 壹 壹 (Translation: One (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance One gold yen Currency of Meiji One (x2)) |
| Reverse lettering | 七九二〇 ✶んせ✶ 番 号 壹 政大 府日 内本 蔵帝 卿國 壹 番 号 七九二〇 ✶んせ✶ (Translation: Number One Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan One Number) |
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| Catalog ID | 4490651600 |
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