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5 Yen
| Issuer | Dai-Ichi Ginko Ltd. (First National Bank of Japan) |
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| Year | 1902-1904 |
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| Reference(s) | P#5 |
| Obverse description | Green and dark tint note with an elaborate guilloche border frame. At right, an intaglio portrait of a gentleman in Western attire within an oval vignette; at centre, large Chinese characters for the denomination '五圓' (Five Yen); at upper left, '5 YEN' in Western numerals and lettering, with vertical Japanese and Chinese text columns flanking the central area identifying the issuing bank. |
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| 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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Dai-Ichi Ginko — the First National Bank — operated in Korea under Japanese commercial expansion before formal annexation, and this note was issued for circulation on the Korean peninsula rather than in Japan proper. It predates the establishment of the Bank of Korea by several years, making Dai-Ichi Ginko effectively the de facto colonial currency authority in the region during this period.
The series was withdrawn following the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, which tightened Japanese financial control over Korea and eventually led to the Dai-Ichi Ginko notes being superseded by those of the Bank of Korea in 1909.