10 000 Yen

Issuer	Bank of Japan
Year	1958-1986
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Size	174 × 84 mm
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Obverse description	Intaglio-printed vignette of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi) at right, set within an oval frame against a multicolour guilloche underprint in green and gold tones; the denomination 壱万円 is inscribed in large kanji characters at centre, with the issuer legend 日本銀行券 above and 日本銀行 below. The numeral 10000 appears in each corner within ornate scrollwork borders, and a red intaglio seal of the printing bureau is affixed to the right of centre.
Obverse lettering	10000　　　　　　　　　　10000 　UR666666X　　　　UR666666X 　　　　　日本銀行券　　　　　　壱万円　10000　　日本銀行　UR666666X　　　　UR666666X　聖徳太子 10000　大蔵省印刷局製造　10000 (Translation: Bank of Japan note Ten thousand yen Bank of Japan Shōtoku Taishi Manufactured by the Finance Ministry Printing Bureau)
Reverse description	The centre of the reverse carries a symmetrical vignette of two hōō (phoenix) birds rendered in multicolour — yellow, green, and blue — drawn from the pillar paintings of the Byōdō-in Temple's Hōō-dō hall, flanking a pale central panel with a faint architectural underprint. The design is enclosed within a finely engraved dark brown border with foliate scrollwork and lobed cartouches bearing the numeral 10000 at left and right. The legend NIPPON GINKO runs across the top panel and 10000 YEN across the bottom panel, both in intaglio lettering.
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