Catalog
5 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Japan |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on a green and olive-orange underprint. A vignette of Kitano Shrine occupies the left portion of the note, balanced at right by a portrait of the scholar and statesman Sugawara no Michizane. Guilloche scrollwork frames the central field, with Japanese inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and denomination. |
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| Reverse description | Brown and olive intaglio design centred on an elaborate guilloche oval vignette enclosing a large stylised plum blossom rosette with the numeral 5 at its centre. Denomination panels bearing the kanji character for yen (円) flank the central vignette at left and right, with a Japanese banner inscription across the upper portion and the legend 5 YEN in Roman lettering along the lower margin. A small red official seal appears at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | 日本銀行兌換券 円 5 YEN |
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