5000 yen note
Appearance
(Japan) | |
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Value | 5,000 Yen |
Width | 156 mm |
Height | 76 mm |
Security features | Hologram, Intaglio printing, Latent image, Luminescent ink, Microprinting, Pearl ink, Tactile marks, Watermark, Watermark-Bar pattern, EURion constellation |
Years of printing | 1957, 1984, 2004 (Black serial numbers), 2014 (Brown serial numbers)[1][2] |
Obverse | |
Design | portrait of Ichiyo Higuchi |
Reverse | |
Design | "Kakitsubata-zu" (painting of irises), Work of Korin Ogata |
The front side of the note includes a portrait of Ichiyo Higuchi, a Meiji era writer and poet. The reverse side depicts Japanese irises (kakitsubata) from the Irises screen by Korin Ogata.[3]
Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.[4]
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Series C 5000 yen note (1957)
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Series D 5000 yen note (1984)
References
- ^ Image of the new 5,000 Yen note Japan Today. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
- ^ Introduction of the 5,000 Yen Note with Improved Tactile Features for Enhanced Identifiability Bank of Japan (www.boj.or.jp). Retrieved on 2015-01-11.
- ^ National Printing Bureau. "Banknotes Currently Issued" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ National Printing Bureau. "Anti-Counterfeiting Measures" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.