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5000 Yen - Teller Practice Banknote
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Size | 156 x 76 mm |
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| Obverse description | Faithful reproduction of the Japanese 5000 yen note (2004 series) with large red Chinese overprints 练功券 (Training Voucher) and 票样 (Sample) across the central guilloche vignette, accompanied by a circular red seal and the legend 练功专用 禁止流通. Portrait of Higuchi Ichiyo at right; Japanese denomination and bank inscriptions at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | 日本銀行券 五千円 日本銀行 练功券 票样 练功专用 禁止流通 国立印刷局製造 (Translation: Bank of Japan Note Five Thousand Yen Bank of Japan Training Voucher Sample Voucher For Training Use Only — Not for Circulation National Printing Bureau) |
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Training notes produced for bank teller instruction are rarely cataloged with any precision, and this example is no exception. Chinese financial institutions have used facsimile currency for counter drills since at least the 1980s, but the specific production runs, issuing bodies, and destruction schedules for these materials are not publicly documented. The yen denomination — rather than renminbi — indicates use in foreign currency handling drills, reflecting the volume of yen-denominated transactions processed through Chinese commercial banks.
Survival in collectible condition is largely accidental. These were working tools, not archived items.