| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1 Yen |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 145 × 85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#26 |
| Obverse description | Black on orange underprint. Portrait of Takenouchi no Sukune at right. |
| Reverse description | Orange 1 yen coin at left |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Paulownia branch and cursive text `銀貨壹圓 - silver standard one yen` |
| Obverse lettering | 1 四壹四六〇七 號壹五第 壹 券銀換究行銀本日 日 圓壹 本 候可相壹銀へ引此 銀 也申渡圓貨尓か券 行 ス奉條條第太五明 ルシ例銀十政月治 モテヲ行八官廿十 ノ発遵券號布六七 也行 兌告日年 臣大内武 造兌 造兌 各刑變換券 各刑變換券 本法造銀條兌 本法造銀條兌 處條偽ニ行例換 處條偽ニ行例換 断ニ造係券第銀 断ニ造係券第銀 ス照紙係ノ十行 ス照紙係ノ十行 シ幣ル偽二 シ幣ル偽二 壹 號壹五第 テノ罪 條 1 |壹 テノ罪 條 四壹四六〇七 1 ハ ハ 造幣局刷印省蔵大府政國帝本日大 (Translation: 706414 51st One Bank of Japan convertible silver note One yen Bank of Japan This note can be exchanged for one yen in silver. These are issued in compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance of the Grand Council of State No. 18 of May 6th, year 17 of Meiji (1884) on convertible banknotes. Minister Takenouchi The crime of altering and reproducing a convertible banknote shall be dealt with in accordance with this article 12 of the Penal Code. (x2) One 51st 706414 Empire of Japan Government Ministry of Finance Printing Bureau) |
| Reverse lettering | ONE 一 圓 YEN NIPPON GINKO Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Yen in Silver (Translation: One yen Bank of Japan) |
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| Catalog ID | 8748562250 |
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