100 Yen

€264,719.00
IssuerJapan
Year1900-1913
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Yen (100 JPY)
CurrencyYen (1871-date)
CompositionPaper
Size180 × 104 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to31 March 1939
Reference(s) P#33
Obverse descriptionView over the Danzan shrine at left, portrait of Fujiwara no Kamatami at right. Block number in western numerals.
Reverse descriptionBank of Japan main building at center, English text around
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection description圓百 and wisteria
Obverse lettering百 729197              {5} 百

      券 換 究 行 銀 本 日
      日          相此
      本    圓百    渡券
      銀          可引
      行          申換
        ス奉條條第太五明 候二
        ルシ例銀十政月治 也金
        モテヲ行八官廿十  貨  
        ノ発遵券號布六七  百
        也行  兌告日年  圓 
         
       條二十第例條券行銀換兌

       断シ條ノ造刑ル造偽行兌
       ステニ各紙法罪ニ造券換
        處照本幣偽ハ係變ノ銀

                   公足鎌原藤
         
  {5}                729197
      造幣局刷印府政國帝本日大
(Translation: Bank of Japan convertible note Bank of Japan One hundred yen This bill can be exchanged for one hundred yen in gold.  These are issued in compliance with the provisions of the Ordinance of the Grand Council of State No. 18 of May 6th, year 17 of Meiji (1884) on convertible banknotes.  The crime of altering and reproducing a convertible banknote shall be dealt with in accordance with this article 12 of the Penal Code.  Fujiwara no Kamatami  Empire of Japan Printing Bureau)
Reverse lettering  NIPPON GINKO

正        日
二        本
年 100   100 銀
製        行

PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER
ON DEMAND ONE HUNDRED YEN IN GOLD.
(Translation: Nippon Ginko Produced in the year 2 of Taishō 100 100 Bank of Japan Promises to pay the bearer on demand 10 yen in gold.)
Variants
Catalog ID5866019570
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