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5 Yen
| Issuer | Bank of Japan |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Reference(s) | P#86 |
| Obverse description | Dark brown intaglio print on green guilloche underprint, without a central vignette. The denomination 五圓 (Five Yen) is rendered in large Chinese characters within an elaborate diamond-shaped guilloche panel at centre, flanked by green rosette underprint elements. The imperial chrysanthemum seal appears in the upper right corner, two red circular Bank of Japan seals are positioned in the lower half, and the issuer inscription 日本銀行券 (Bank of Japan Note) runs across the upper field alongside the alphanumeric serial number repeated twice. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5YEN 券行銀本日 1726 五 日 圓 本 銀 行 五 (seals) 1726 5 (Translation: Bank of Japan note Five yen Bank of Japan) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue-green on plain paper, the reverse presents a symmetrical design centred on the denomination characters 五圓 within a guilloche panel, flanked on each side by large ornate scroll-work vignettes. Numeral 5 appears at both the left and right margins, while a banner at the top carries the inscription 日本銀行券 (Bank of Japan Note) to the right and "5 Yen" to the left, surmounted by a small circular imperial emblem at centre top. |
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