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100 Yen

Issuer Japanese Government (Dajokan)
Year 1872
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Vertical-format intaglio note printed in black on a blue underprint, arranged in strict bilateral symmetry; confronted phoenix and dragon vignettes flank a central vertical column of Japanese text stating the denomination and issuing authority. A green Ministry of Finance seal is positioned at upper left, with the kanji numeral '百' (one hundred) occupying each corner of the note.
Obverse lettering 百        百
 省蔵大府政本日大
    金
    百
    圓
    明
    治
    通
    宝
百        百
(Translation: Hundred (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Hundred gold yen Currency of Meiji Hundred (x2))
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Reverse lettering 五一八六  ✶いいい
番        号
    百
      政大
      府日
      内本
      蔵帝
      卿國
    百
番        号
五一八六  ✶いいい
(Translation: Number Hundred Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Hundred Number)
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