| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 2000 Yen |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 154 × 76 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan), Japan (1871-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#103 |
| Obverse description | Shureimon, a 16th-century gate at Shuri Castle in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; Cherry blossom and chrysanthemum motifs. |
| Reverse description | Scene 38 `The Bell Cricket` from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) and a copy of the upper portion of the script in the background on the left. A portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu at the lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Shureimon Gate |
| Obverse lettering | 2000 2000 SA 815862 T 日本銀行券 貳千円 日本銀行 2000 SA 815862 T 大蔵省印刷局製造 (Translation: Bank of Japan banknote 2000 yen Bank of Japan Manufactured by the Finance Ministry Printing Bureau (Okurasho)) |
| Reverse lettering | NIPPON GINKO 2000 いるいのつあたに十す とにとけるまま宮五ゞ しれなはときひお夜む げいみひてみつはのし くのにななたゝしゆ わいとらち念てふ そきす二殊は 2000き 2000 YEN 紫式部 (Translation: Bank of Japan Murasaki Shikibu) |
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| Catalog ID | 3013072550 |
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