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5 Yen

Issuer Dai-Ichi Ginko Ltd. (First National Bank of Japan)
Year 1902-1904
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Currency Korean Empire - Won (1902-1910)
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Obverse lettering 5 YEN
五圓
株式會社第一銀行
Reverse description Green-printed note with an ornate guilloche vignette at left incorporating the numeral '5', beneath a bold cursive heading 'Dai-Ichi Ginko Ld.' and the promise text 'Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand'. The central denomination panel reads 'FIVE YEN' in large letters, below which curved banderoles carry the inscription 'IN JAPANESE CURRENCY AT ANY OF ITS BRANCHES IN COREA.' Vertical columns of Chinese and Korean text appear at the right margin.
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Variants P#5as - stars in corners on front Meiji Year 35 (1902) Specimen
P#5b - numerals "5" in corners at upper left and lower right on front Meiji Year 37 (1904)
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