This is a
Japanese 10 Yen banknote featuring
Wake no Kiyomaro (和気清麻呂) on the front and
Gōō Shrine (Goō Jinja) on the reverse. This is a popular collectible among World War II-era Japanese notes. Lower block number equals quality paper plus watermark.
Identification
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Country: Japan
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Denomination: 10 Yen
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Issuer: Bank of Japan
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Catalog: Commonly listed as Pick 49 (the "10 Yen Wake no Kiyomaro" note).
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Issued: This design was first issued in 1930 (Showa 5) and continued in circulation into 1946. Japanese notes of this period do not have a printed issue date, so the exact year of this individual note cannot be determined from the note itself.