| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 10 Yen (10 JPY) |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 137 × 89 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#7 |
| Obverse description | Black on blue underprint. Vertical symmetrical design; two facing phoenix and dragons flanking Japanese text; green Ministry of Finance seal at top left. |
| Reverse description | Lilac vertical symmetrical design; Ministry of Finance seals in red and blue; serial number in Japanese characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | 拾 拾 省蔵大府政本日大 金 拾 圓 明 治 通 宝 拾 拾 (Translation: Ten (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Ten gold yen Currency of Meiji Ten (x2)) |
| Reverse lettering | 三五一六七 ✶注✶ 番 号 拾 政大 府日 内本 蔵帝 卿國 拾 番 号 三五一六七 ✶注✶ (Translation: Number Ten Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Ten Number) |
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| Catalog ID | 4495146360 |
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