5 Yen

Issuer	Bank of Japan
Year	1942
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Printer	Cabinet Printing Bureau (Naikaku Insatsukyoku)
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Obverse description	Vignette of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine at centre-left, set against a mountain landscape with trees rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the right, an intaglio portrait of Sugawara no Michizane in court robes and traditional eboshi cap. The large kanji denomination 五圓 is centred, with the Bank of Japan title 日本銀行兌換券 along the top, imperial chrysanthemum seal at upper centre, and a red official seal below the shrine vignette.
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Reverse description	Executed in deep mauve-brown tones, the reverse is dominated by two large lobed guilloche medallions at left and right, each bearing a kanji denomination character — 圓 and 五 respectively — set within intricate lathe-work underprint. The English denomination "5 YEN" appears at lower centre, flanked by two red circular official seals. The Bank of Japan title in kanji runs across the upper portion, with a small circular device at top centre.
Reverse lettering	日本銀行兌換券 5 YEN 五
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