| Issuer | Japan |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 Yen (50 JPY) |
| Currency | Yen (1871-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 159 × 107 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Dondorf & Naumann, Frankfurt, Germany (1850-1932) |
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| Designer(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| Engraver(s) | Edoardo Chiossone |
| In circulation to | 31 December 1899 |
| Reference(s) | P#8 |
| Obverse description | Black on lilac underprint. Vertical symmetrical design; two facing phoenix and dragons flanking Japanese text; blue Ministry of Finance seal at top left. |
| Reverse description | Blue vertical symmetrical design; Ministry of Finance seals in orange and green; serial number in Japanese characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | 五 五 拾 拾 省蔵大府政本日大 金 五 拾 圓 明 治 通 宝 五 五 拾 拾 (Translation: Fifty (x2) Great Japanese Government Ministry of Finance Fifty gold yen Fifty (x2)) |
| Reverse lettering | 〇五七八 ✶乙いい 番 号 五 拾 政大 府日 内本 蔵帝 卿國 五 拾 番 号 〇五七八 ✶乙いい (Translation: Number Fifty Finance Minister of the Imperial Government of Japan Fifty Number) |
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| Catalog ID | 4900715150 |
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