Imperial Japan 1872-1945 P1-P60
5 YEN 1942 ISSUE P43

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Note Description: Japan, Bank of Japan
5 Yen ND (1942)
Grade: 66 EPQ
Country: JAP
Note Number: JAP43a
Certification #: 1780516-009  
Owner: RedWolfWhiteEagle
Sets Competing: Imperial Japan Set #1  Score: 155
Imperial Japan 1872-1945 P1-P60  Score: 155
Date Added: 11/1/2019
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Obverse: Imperial Seal of Japan-chrysanthemum blossom (kikukamon)-top center. Main prayer hall (haiden) of the Kitano Tenman-gu Shinto shrine (built in 947) in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The shrine was dedicated to Michizane. Sugawara no Michizane (845 - 903).
Obverse Colors: Black on Green and Orange underprint.
Reverse: Sun symbol top center
Reverse Colors: Red-Brown and Lilac.
Watermark: Flowery ornamental design.
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: 1930
Material: Cotton paper.
Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Government (Naikaku insatsukyoku seizou).

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