| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 2 Yen (2 JPY) |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 112 × 72 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#5 |
| 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 | Brown vertical symmetrical design; Ministry of Finance seals in red and blue; serial number in Japanese characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | 二 二 省蔵大府政本日大 金 二 圓 明 治 通 宝 二 二 (Translation: Two (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Two gold yen Currency of Meiji Two (x2)) |
| Reverse lettering | 〇七五〇八〇 ✶初✶ 番 号 二 政大 府日 内本 蔵帝 卿國 二 番 号 〇七五〇八〇 ✶初✶ (Translation: Number Two Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Two Number) |
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| Catalog ID | 9921180490 |
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