Japan 50 Sen 1942 (Block # varies) (circulated) VF

50 Sen 1942 (Front: Imperial Seal of Japan (kikukamon, 菊花紋) - a stylised chrysanthemum blossom. Daini Torii (Seidō Ōtorii) and Shinmon (Main Gate) – the entrance to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Golden Kite (金鵄) bird in flight. Stylized Japanese plum blossoms (Ume). Back: Mount Takachiho no Mine in the Kirishima Mountains National Park, Kagoshima/Miyazaki, Kyushu island. Cartouche with intricate rosettes bearing banknote's denomination and decorative guilloché patterns. Watermark: Pattern of Paulownia flowers. Main colours: Black on lilac underprint and green. Signatures: Treasury red signature seal: 大大臣藏 (Finance Minister). Artist: Unknown. Issuer: Nippon Ginko - Central Bank of Japan. Year of issue: Showa 17 (十七) = 1942. Demonetized: 31 August 1948. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Printing Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Government) (Block # varies) (circulated) VF

Dimensions: 104 x 65 ~ 105 x 64 mm

Catalogue Number: P-59a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B131a (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO

Texts: 大日本帝國政府紙幣. Great Imperial Japanese Government. 五拾. Goujuu Sen. 五拾錢. Fifty Sen. 昭和十七年. Shōwa 17 (1942). Yasukuni Jinja. 大日本帝国政府紙幣. Dai Nippon Teikoku Seifu Shihei.