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5000 Yen
| Issuer | Japan |
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| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi) within an oval guilloche frame, printed in dark brown on a rose-pink underprint. Flanking dragon vignettes occupy the left and right margins, with the denomination 五千円 in large kanji to the left of the portrait and a circular seal to the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5000 銀行券 5000 五千円 5000 銀行 5000 子供銀行券 子供銀行 |
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The 5000 yen denomination has existed in postwar Japanese currency in several distinct series, each reflecting the Bank of Japan's ongoing refinement of its anti-counterfeiting program. Without a Pick number or series date, the specific printing generation here is unclear — but the small physical size relative to other high-denomination notes from the same period was a deliberate policy choice made in 1984, when Japan broke from its earlier, larger format.
Counterfeiting pressure, particularly from high-quality offset reproductions appearing in the early 1980s, accelerated the move toward intaglio-heavy security printing that defines the modern issues.