10 Sen

€2.00
IssuerJapan
Year1872
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value10 Sen (0.10 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionPaper
Size87 × 53 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterDondorf & Naumann, Frankfurt, Germany (1850-1932)National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan), Japan (1871-date)
No. printed
Designer(s)Edoardo Chiossone
Engraver(s)Edoardo Chiossone
In circulation to30 June 1887
Reference(s) P#1
Obverse descriptionBlack on pink underprint. Vertical symmetrical design; two facing phoenix and dragons flanking Japanese text; green Ministry of Finance seal at top left.
Reverse descriptionVertical symmetrical design, Green color, Ministry of Finance seal in red and blue
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Obverse lettering十        十
 省蔵大府政本日大

    十
    錢

    明
    治
    通
    宝
十        十
(Translation: Ten (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Ten sen Currency of Meiji Ten (x2))
Reverse lettering三〇六四  二らま
番       号
    十
      政大
      府日
      内本
      蔵帝
      卿國
    十
番       号
三〇六四  二らま
(Translation: Number Ten Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Ten Number)
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Catalog ID6207075810
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