5000 Yen brown serial

Issuer	Bank of Japan
Year	1993-2003
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait of Nitobe Inazō at right, rendered in dark brown tones against a fine guilloche underprint in muted lavender and green. At left centre, an oval vignette of a globe of Earth set within ornate scrollwork, with the large kanji denomination 五千円 above in a decorative panel. Inscriptions 日本銀行券 appear at top centre and 日本銀行 below the portrait, with the serial number and 国立印刷局製造 printed in the lower margin.
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Reverse description	Central intaglio vignette of Mount Fuji reflected in the calm waters of Lake Motosu, framed by hills and a lone pine tree at lower left, executed in fine dark brown line engraving. At upper left, a circular guilloche rosette in pale violet, and at lower right a red seal stamp. The denomination 5000 YEN is lettered in a decorative panel at the bottom centre, with NIPPON GINKO at top centre and the numeral 5000 at upper right.
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