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5 Yen 'Kajiya'
| Issuer | Bank of Japan (日本銀行) |
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| Year | 1878 |
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| In circulation to | 9 December 1889 |
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| Obverse description | Central to the face is a large intaglio oval vignette of Kajiya, a blacksmith deity, seated at work before an anvil with tools at hand, engraved with fine detail over a dense guilloche underprint in green. Four circular medallions each bearing the numeral '5' are symmetrically placed around the central vignette, while vertical Japanese-character inscriptions in letterpress flank both margins. Two red circular seals are affixed — one upper left, one lower centre — with the English legend 'NATIONAL BANK' at the top and 'FIVE YEN' at the base of the oval. |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK | FIVE YEN | 陸興引前 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents an intaglio-engraved agricultural harvest scene in the Meiji-era Japanese banknote tradition, with compositional elements and decorative borders characteristic of Chiossone's engraving style for the Imperial Printing Bureau. |
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