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5 Silver Yen
| Issuer | Nippon Ginko / Bank of Japan |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Size | 148 x 84 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 日本銀行 兌換銀券 五圓 此券引かへ小銀ヲ貨 也倭可渡和圓五 NIPPON GINKO Payable to Bearer on Demand in Silver 明治十八年 第参八六壱壱番 第弐五弐孫 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely engraved central vignette, set within a circular scalloped border of dark ink, portraying Daikoku, the Japanese god of wealth, seated atop bales of rice and holding a mallet, rendered in detailed intaglio line engraving. The surrounding field is plain cream-toned paper with a subtle floral diaper underprint, and an orange-red rectangular seal in kanji script appears at the lower left. The restrained composition places full visual emphasis on the mythological figure. |
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| Variants | P#23 - 1885 (Meiji 18) |
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