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50 Sen Great Imperial Japanese Government
| Issuer | Japanese Imperial Government |
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| Year | 1942-1944 |
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| Value | 50 Sen (0.50 JPY) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Yasukuni Shrine, with a flying bird in the upper right portion of the design. The Finance Minister's red seal appears at the lower left, accompanied by vertical Japanese inscriptions stating the denomination and issuing authority. The date is expressed in the Imperial Showa calendar year. |
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| Reverse description | A central rectangular vignette presents an intaglio view of Mount Takachiho-no-Mine, rendered in fine line engraving and framed within an elaborate oval guilloche border. The numeral '50' appears in large format within star-shaped guilloche medallions to the left and right of the central vignette, the entire composition set against an intricate lace-pattern underprint in olive-green. |
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| Protection description | Repeating pattern of two wavy lines followed by the number 50. |
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