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| Issuer | Kumihama Prefecture Commerce Office |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress in black with red seal overstamp. The upper portion carries the vertical denomination in Chinese regular script (楷書), flanked on the left by a wave border and on the right by an upward-facing dragon vignette. The lower portion contains vertical inscriptions arranged in columns reading right to left, set within a double-circle border with a seigaiha (overlapping waves) square motif. A circular red seal is stamped over the denomination area. |
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| Obverse lettering | 錢百文 縣 久美濵縣 商法會所 (Translation: Cash Hundred Mon / Prefecture / Kumihama Prefecture / Commerce Office) |
| Reverse description | Letterpress in black with red seal overstamps. The upper section carries vertical inscriptions in columns reading right to left, stating the Meiji-era issue date and the five-year circulation limit. A rectangular cartouche at lower center contains a vertical inscription in Chinese seal script (篆書), and a lozenge-shaped frame at the base encloses a further inscription. A circular red seal is stamped at the rightmost column of text. |
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