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| Issuer | Bank of Japan |
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| Year | 1993-2003 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Natsume Sōseki (born Kinnosuke Natsume), the celebrated Meiji-era novelist, at right within an oval vignette, his name inscribed in kanji below. To the left, a large multicolour guilloche rosette bears the denomination 千円 in kanji at centre, surmounted by the issuer's title 日本銀行券 and flanked by 日本銀行 below; a red seal of the Finance Ministry's Printing Bureau appears at lower centre-left. The numeral 1000 is printed in dark ink at both upper corners, with fine lathe-work guilloche borders running along all edges. |
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| Reverse lettering | NIPPON GINKO 1000 1000YEN (Translation: Bank of Japan) |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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