On April 9, 2019, Finance Minister Tarō Asō announced new designs for the ¥1000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning in 2024. The EURion constellation pattern can be observed on the series E. Statue of hōō (phoenix) from Byōdō-in Temple Kakitsubata-zu (Painting of irises, a work by Ogata Kōrin) Mount Fuji, Lake Motosu and cherry blossoms The series D is the first to display the EURion constellation. To promote the circulation of the notes, some companies had started paying wages in them. Many Japanese consider the 2000 yen note a novelty as it is the only Japanese denomination whose first digit is 2. The image of Murasaki Shikibu is taken from the Gotoh edition of the Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki held at the Gotoh Museum. The motif of the scene was taken from the 12th century illuminated handscrolls of the novel kept at the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya. The other side features a scene from The Tale of Genji and the author Murasaki Shikibu on the lower right corner. Pictured on the front of the note is Shureimon, a famous gate in Naha, Okinawa near the site of the summit. The 2000 yen note was first issued on Jto commemorate the 26th G8 summit in Okinawa and the 2000 millennium year as well. Scene from the Tale of Genji and portrait of Murasaki ShikibuĢ000 yen note with The Tale of Genji and Murasaki Shikibu on the right corner However, they seized only 486 counterfeit current issue banknotes, namely Series E ¥1000, ¥5000, ¥10,000, and Series D ¥2000. According to a news release from the National Police Agency, they seized 11,717 counterfeit Series D banknotes (excluding the ¥2000 denomination) in 2005. The series C introduced two new high value banknotes ¥5000 and ¥10,000.ĭue to the discovery of a large number of counterfeit Series D banknotes at the end of 2004, all Series D banknotes except ¥2000 were virtually suspended on January 17, 2005, and officially suspended on April 2, 2007. Series B introduced a new high value banknote ¥1000.ġ957–1969 Series C (1957–69) Ī pillar painting of Hōō in Byōdō-in Temple Prince Shōtoku, "Yumedono" (A hall associated with Prince Shōtoku in Hōryū-ji Temple)įor table standards, see the banknote specification table.ġ950–1953 Series B (1950–53) Kitano Tenmangū shrine with convertible wording The reason for this is that from the point of view of preventing counterfeiting, it is desirable to use an accurate photograph as the original for a portrait, rather than a painting. All of notes worth more than 1 yen, and printed since 1946 are still legal tender.Ĭurrently, portraits of people from the Meiji period and later are printed on Japanese banknotes. Throughout their history, the denominations have ranged from 0.05 yen to 10,000 yen. Modern banknotes were first released by the Bank of Japan in 1885, three years after the Japanese government established a centralized bank. The banknotes of the Japanese yen are part of the physical form of Japan's currency. It has been replaced by the series E 1000 yen note since November 1, 2004. A series D 1000 yen note, featuring the portrait of Natsume Sōseki.
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