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500 Mon Silver
| Issuer | Kyoto Prefecture |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Reference(s) | P#186 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vertically oriented note with a continuous scrolling floral and cloud-pattern border running along all four edges. The central field carries vertical columns of Chinese characters stating the note's exchange value, flanked by two red official seal impressions — one square and one irregular — applied in vermilion ink as authentication marks. |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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Kyoto Prefecture issued this note in the immediate aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, when prefectural governments — still finding their footing under the new order — were authorized to emit their own paper currency to address acute local liquidity shortages. The result was a proliferation of hansatsu-style notes at the prefectural level, many technically redundant within months as the new central monetary framework tightened.
The sole security measure, an official seal, reflects how quickly these notes were produced. Authentication infrastructure simply didn't exist yet at the local level.