5 Yen

Issuer	Japanese Government (Dajō-kan)
Year	1872
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse lettering	五　　　　　　　　五　省蔵大府政本日大　　　　金　　　　五　　　　圓　　　　明　　　　治　　　　通　　　　宝五　　　　　　　　五 (Translation: Five (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Five gold yen Currency of Meiji Five (x2))
Reverse description	Blue intaglio, vertical format mirroring the obverse's symmetrical layout. Ornate guilloche work frames a central column of Japanese text identifying the Finance Minister of the Imperial Japanese Government, with the denomination '五' (five) repeated at top and bottom. Bicolour Ministry of Finance seals in red and green appear at centre, flanking the serial number rendered in Japanese characters.
Reverse lettering	二四〇一　　✶たい✶ 番　　　　　　　号　　　　五　　　政大　　　府日　　　内本　　　蔵帝　　　卿國　　　　五番　　　　　　　号二四〇一　　✶たい✶ (Translation: Number Five Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Five Number)
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