10,000 yen note
(Japan) | |
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Value | 10,000 Yen |
Width | 160 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 | 1958, 1984, 2004 (Black serial number), 2011 (Brown serial number) |
Obverse | |
Design | Portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa |
Reverse | |
Design | Hōō/Chinese phoenix in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in |
The ¥10,000 note (1万円紙幣 ichiman-en shihei) is the largest banknote denomination of the Japanese yen.
It was first introduced in Japan in 1958 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series E (2004).
Series[]
Series C[]
The note was introduced on 1 December 1958. The brown-green note includes Prince Shōtoku on the front and a pillar painting of Hōō (鳳凰, Fenghuang), in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in, Kyoto on the back.
Series D[]
The note was released on 1 November 1984. The brown note has Fukuzawa Yukichi, a Meiji era philosopher and the founder of Keio University, on the front and a pair of pheasants on the back.
Series E[]
The series was released on 1 November 2004. The front side of the note retains the portrait of Fukuzawa. The back of the note sees the return of a drawing of the Hōō in Byōdō-in.[1]
Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.[2]
Series F[]
On 9 April 2019, Finance Minister Tarō Asō announced new designs for the ¥1,000, ¥5,000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning in 2024.[3] The ¥10,000 bill will feature Shibusawa Eiichi and Tokyo Station.[4]
On 1 September 2021, however, it was announced via Twitter that the printing of the new note had commenced.[5]
Series C 10,000 yen note (1957).
Series D 10,000 yen note (1984).
References[]
- ^ National Printing Bureau. "Introduction of Banknotes". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ National Printing Bureau. "Anti-Counterfeiting Measures". Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Japan announces new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 bank notes as Reiwa Era looms". Japan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Nhật sẽ thay đổi tờ tiền 10.000 yên, 5.000 yên và 1.000 yên trong vài năm tới
- ^ Fujioka, Toru (3 September 2021). "BOJ gets hip to social media with tweet on new ¥10,000 note". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
See also[]
- Currencies of Japan
- Japanese yen banknotes
- Ten-thousand-base-unit banknotes
- Prince Shōtoku
- Banknote stubs