Japan 1 Yen (1916) (Serial Nº 198128; Block Nº {441}) UNC

1 Yen (1916) First convertible silver yen banknote (Obverse: Portrait of Takeuchi no Sukune (臣大内武) (Born 84 AD). Stylised Sun – symbol of Japan (Land of the Rising Sun). Reverse: Silver One Yen 1874 coin within a guilloche rosette. An exchange clause. Red seals. Watermark: Leaves of Paulownia and vertical cursive Japanese characters 銀貨壹圓 in writing in white and black colour. Signatures: Signature seals on reverse: 金庫局長 (Director of the Treasury) and 文書局長 (Director of Documents). Main colours: Black and light orange. Artist: Edoardo Chiossone (1833–1898). Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko). Date of issue: 15 August 1916. Legal tender: Yes. Date of withdrawal: 1 October 1958. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Printing Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Government (国立印刷局)) (Serial Nº 198128; Block Nº {441}) UNC

Dimensions: 148 x 87 mm

REMARK: Takenouchi Sukune (武内宿禰) also known as Takeuchi no Sukune is a legendary character who allegedly became 280 years old.

Catalogue Number: P-30c (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B312a (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO

Texts: Nippon Ginko (日本銀行) (Bank of Japan) Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand One Yen in Silver. 圓壹. Bank of Japan convertible banknotes: 券銀換究行銀本日 (日本銀行究換銀券). 候可相壹銀へ引此 (此引へ銀壹相可候). 也申渡圓貨尓か券 (券か尓貨圓渡申也). ス奉條條第太五明ルシ例銀十政月治モテヲ行八官廿十ノ発遵券號布六也行兌告日年. 造兌各刑變換券本法造銀條兌處條偽ニ行例換断ニ造係券第銀ス照紙係ノ十行シ幣ル偽二. 條罪ノテハ. 造幣局刷印省蔵大府政國帝本日大 (大日本帝國政府大蔵省印刷局幣造).