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10 000 Yen Sanrio Hangyodon
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
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| Obverse description | A fantasy note in the 10,000 Yen format centred on the Sanrio character Hangyodon, rendered in the character's signature rounded, cartoonish style. Inscriptions in the vignette field include the denomination 10000 and the legends BANK OF JAPAN and GOLD 999999, arranged around the central motif. The overall design draws compositional cues from official Japanese banknotes while being clearly a novelty or commemorative piece with no legal-tender status. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOLD 999999 10000 BANK OF JAPAN HANGYODON |
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This is not a legal tender banknote. Hangyodon — the sulky, fish-suited Sanrio character introduced in 1988 — has appeared on various novelty and gift items, and "souvenir note" formats mimicking Japanese currency dimensions are a well-documented segment of the Sanrio merchandise market. No such denomination has been issued by the Bank of Japan, and Japan's currency laws prohibit private reproduction of yen notes to scale.
Catalog value as a collectible novelty item only.