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5 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Chosen |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Kim Yoon-shik in traditional Korean official court dress, with the denomination rendered in the centre of the design amid decorative guilloche work and border ornamentation. |
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| Reverse description | Intricate guilloche underprint in salmon and pale green tones frames the central denomination panel inscribed FIVE YEN within a ruled rectangular cartouche. The issuer's name appears in ornate script at the top reading 'the Bank of Chosen / Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand', with the redemption clause 'in Gold or Nippon Ginko Note.' set below the denomination amid elaborate scroll and dragon border work. Circular medallions bearing Japanese and Korean numeral characters occupy each corner. |
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| Variants | P#18a - Korean style serial # P#18b - Japanese style serial # |
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