No date No sig Lower s/n ends 43 mm from right edge of note Paper (buff) 1- or 2-letter prefix; 1-letter suffix Intro: 02 04 1951 500 yen

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Bank of Japan (日本銀行)

No date No sig Lower s/n ends 43 mm from right edge of note Paper (buff) 1- or 2-letter prefix; 1-letter suffix Intro: 02 04 1951 500 yen

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No date No sig Lower s/n ends 43 mm from right edge of note Paper (buff) 1- or 2-letter prefix; 1-letter suffix Intro: 02 04 1951 500 yen

Details

Obverse: Japanese text; Iwakura Tomomi (19th century statesman)

Reverse: English text; Mount Fuji and foothills

Basic Information

GSID:

115090

Denomination:

500 yen

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

No date No sig Lower s/n ends 43 mm from right edge of note Paper (buff) 1- or 2-letter prefix; 1-letter suffix Intro: 02 04 1951

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Blue, orange, purple, and green

Note Dimension:

156 x 76 mm

Printer:

日本政府印刷庁 (Japanese Government Printing Office)

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