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RyoGold

Issuer Daijo-kan (Grand Council of State), Japan
Year 1867
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Value 1 Ryō
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Obverse description Vertically formatted note with a stark, unornamented field centred on the large seal-script character 壹 (one) rendered in bold brushwork, with the Arabic numeral 1 printed in smaller type immediately below; the composition is enclosed within a simple ruled border with no further vignette or guilloche ornament, the calligraphic character itself serving as the sole design element.
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Reverse description Vertical format centred on a rectangular cartouche enclosing three large archaic seal-script (tensho) characters in dark brown ink on pale paper stock; two red official seal impressions occupy the upper register, a semi-circular scrollwork vignette appears at the lower margin, and a manuscript notation is visible toward the lower left.
Reverse lettering 太政官札
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