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5 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Chosen |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Currency | Japanese Protectorate - Yen (1910-1945) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Kim Yoon-shik in traditional Korean court dress, with the denomination numeral centred on the note. Bank name and exchange clause inscriptions in Chinese characters frame the design, with the Imperial Printing Bureau imprint at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 券行銀鮮朝 朝鮮銀行 此券引換に日本銀行 券五圓相渡可申候也 五圓 造製局刷印國帝本日大 (Translation: Banknote of the Bank of Chosen, Bank of Chosen, This banknote can be exchanged to Bank of Japan bonds and can be applied for five yen, Five Yen, Made by the Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in rose-red on a light ground, centred on an ornate oval guilloche frame enclosing the denomination numeral '5' on each side and the Chinese character inscription 五圓 (Five Yen) at the base. Scrollwork and floral rosette ornaments fill the corners and border of the design. |
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