Catalog
50 Sen
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Government |
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| Year | 1917-1922 |
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| Value | 50 Sen (0.50 JPY) |
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| Obverse lettering | 拾五 拾五 幣紙府政國帝本日大 {470} 大大 50 臣蔵 錢拾五 行發年一十正大 {470} 錢拾五 造幣局刷印府政國帝本日大 錢拾五 (Translation: Fifty fifty Great Imperial Japanese Government note Minister of Finance Fifty sen Issued in the year 11 of Taishō Printed by the Great Japan Imperial Government Printing Bureau Fifty sen fifty sen) |
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| Variants | P#48a - Year = 1917 P#48b(1) - Year = 1918 P#48b(2) - Year 8 = 1919 P#48c(1) - Year = 1920 P#48c(2) - Year = 1921 P#48c(3) - Year 11 = 1922 |
| Comments |
Japan suspended the gold standard in September 1917 following pressure from wartime capital outflows, and these small-denomination Sen notes were part of the resulting push to conserve metal coinage. The Government Printing Bureau produced the series domestically throughout the period, which was still relatively uncommon for Japanese paper currency at the time — earlier issues had frequently relied on foreign printers.
The notes are prone to foxing and edge toning from humidity, a known condition pattern with this series that collectors should expect rather than treat as exceptional wear.