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3 Shu Takayama Prefecture Note
| Issuer | Takayama Prefecture |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Value | 3 Shu (3⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Tall vertical note printed in black on cream paper with a geometric interlocking border framing the entire face. At the top, a circular seal cartouche bears the issuing authority inscription in kanji; below it, the denomination is stated in vertical kanji characters reading three shu. A large red oval official seal stamp is applied at centre, bearing kanji characters in a dotted border frame. At the lower portion, a rectangular inset panel contains additional kanji text, likely denoting issuing office details. |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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Takayama Prefecture had one of the shortest administrative lifespans in Meiji-era Japan — it was abolished in 1871, just two years after its establishment, when the new government consolidated the old domain system into prefectures under central control. Notes like this one were issued during that brief transitional window, when local authorities still held enough autonomy to produce their own paper currency but the days of that arrangement were already numbered.
The shu denomination itself was a fraction of the ryō, a unit already being phased out as Japan moved toward the yen system formalized in 1871. Locally printed and sealed, with no involvement from a national printing authority.