| Slot: |
20 Yen 1930-31 ND Issue P41 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan "SPECIMEN"
20 Yen ND (1931) |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 30 |
| Cert #: |
1405741-017
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Imperial Seal of Japan-chrysanthemum blossom (kikukamon)-top center. Pagoda of Danzan Shrine (1532)in Sakurai-shi, Nara ken. on left. Fujiwara no Kamatari (614-669) on right.
Obverse Colors: Black on green underprint.
Reverse: Danzan Shrine (built in 678) in Sakurai-shi, Nara ken. on left. Japanese text with denomination in English.
Reverse Colors: Blue and brown
Watermark: None
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of first issue: 1931
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Government (Naikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
1 Yen 1943 ND Issue P49 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
1 Yen SB146 ND (1943) |
| Grade: |
PMG 65 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8086127-032
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Imperial Seal of Japan-chrysanthemum blossom(kikukamon)- top center. Portrait of Takeuchi no Sukune (Takenouchi no Sukune). Stylized Japanese plum blossoms (Ume)
Obverse Colors: Black and brown.
Reverse: Sun symbol top center. Ube shrine (Ube Jinja) in Tottori.
Reverse color: Green and light Orange Brown.
Watermark: Japanese plum blossoms Ume.
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Artist: Edoardo Chiossone (1833 - 1898) (designed it in 1888).
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of first issue: 1943
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Government (Naikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
50 Sen 1942 Paper Money Issue P59 |
| Item: |
Japan, Great Imperial Japanese Government
50 Sen 1942-44 - Wmk: Wavy Lines |
| Grade: |
PMG 66 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8034598-033
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Owner Comments
Obverse:The entrance to Yasukuni Shrine (1869) Chiyoda, Tokyo. Bird in flight. Stylized Japanese plum blossoms (Ume). Imperial Seal of Japan-chrysanthemum blossom (kikukamon)-top center. Yasukuni Shrine.
Obverse Color: Black on Green and Brown underprint.
Reverse: Mount Norikura a potentially active volcano located on the borders of Gifu and Nagano prefectures
Reverse Color: Green
Watermark: Wavy lines and 50
Signatures: Treasury red seal.
Issuer: Nippon Ginko - Central Bank of Japan.
Date of first issue: 1942-1944
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Government.
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| Slot: |
100 Yen 1950-58 ND Issue P90 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
100 Yen ND (1953) - Light Brown Paper |
| Grade: |
PMG 68 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8071636-044
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Itagaki Taisuke (21 May 1837 – 16 July 1919) was a Japanese soldier, politician and leader of the Freedoms and People’s Rights Movement (??????, Jiyu Minken Undo), which evolved into Japan's first political party. “Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, (present day Kochi Prefecture), After studies in Kochi and Edo, he was appointed sobayonin (councillor) to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige, in charge of accounts and military matters at the domain's Edo residence in 1861. He disagreed with the domain’s official policy of kobu gattai (reconciliation between the Imperial Court and the Tokugawa shogunate), in 1867–1868, he met with Saigo Takamori of the Satsuma Domain, and agreed to pledge Tosa's forces in the effort to overthrow the shogun in the upcoming Meiji Restoration. During the Boshin War, he emerged as the principal political figure from Tosa domain as a leader of the Jinshotai assault force, and claimed a place in the new Meiji government after the Tokugawa defeat.” Double letter serial number prefix.
Obverse Color: Plum violet on Grayish Pink and Olive Green and Sky Blue underprint
Reverse: National Diet Building on center right, located in Tokyo, was completed in 1936, and is constructed out of purely Japanese materials, with the exception of the stained glass, door locks, and pneumatic tube system. Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing.
Reverse Color: Raspberry-violet
Paper: Light Brown
Signatures: Red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: 1953
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| Slot: |
1000 Yen 1984 ND Issue P97 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
1000 Yen ND (1984-93) - Wmk: S. Natsume |
| Grade: |
PMG 67 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8079608-001
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) novelist on right, Double letter serial # prefix. Black serial #.
Obverse Color: Blue on multicolor under print
Reverse: Two Manchurian cranes facing center watermark
Reverse Color: Blue on multicolor under print
Watermark: Natsume Soseki
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: 1984
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
1000 Yen 1993 ND Issue P100 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
1000 Yen ND (2001) - Printer: MFPB |
| Grade: |
PMG 68 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8079608-003
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) novelist on right, Double Letter S/N Prefix- Green S/N.
Obverse Color: Blue on multicolor under print
Reverse: Two Manchurian cranes facing center watermark
Reverse Color: Blue on multicolor under print
Watermark: Natsume Soseki
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: 2001
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
5000 Yen 1993 ND Issue P101 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
5000 Yen ND (2001) - Printer: MFPB |
| Grade: |
PMG 68 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8045403-066
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933), Meiji era educator on right
Obverse Color: Violet on multicolor underprint
Reverse: Mount Fuji; Lake Motosu in Yamanashi Prefecture in center
Reverse Color: Violet on multicolor underprint.
Watermark: Inazo Nitobe
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: 2003
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
1000 Yen 2004 ND Issue P104 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
1000 Yen ND (2004) - Wmk: H. Noguchi |
| Grade: |
PMG 68 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8067497-019
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Bacteriologist Hideo Noguchi (November 9, 1876 – May 21, 1928) on right. Single Letter S/N Prefix- Brown S/N
Obverse Color: Blue on multicolor underprint.
Reverse: Mount Fuji; Lake Motosu in Yamanashi Prefecture on left
Reverse Color: Blue on multicolor underprint.
Watermark: Hideo Noguchi and bar.
Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: 2003
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
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| Slot: |
5000 Yen 2004 ND Issue P105 |
| Item: |
Japan, Bank of Japan
5000 Yen ND (2004) - Wmk: I. Higuchi |
| Grade: |
PMG 68 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
1768473-071
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Novelist Ichiyo Higuchi on right
Obverse Color: Violet on multicolor underprint.
Reverse: Irises on left (painting by Korin Ogata).
Reverse Color: Violet on multicolor underprint.
Watermark: Ichiyo Higuchi and 2 bars.
Signatures: Red signature seals.
Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of issue: Signatures: Red signature seals.
Date of issue: 2004
Material: Cotton paper.
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