50 Sen 1945 (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. Date of first issue: 5 March 1946. 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-60a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B132a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO
Texts: 日本帝國政府紙幣. Imperial Japanese Government. 五拾. Goujuu Sen. 五拾錢. Fifty Sen. 昭和二十年. Shōwa 20 (1945). Yasukuni Jinja. 大日本帝国政府紙幣. Nippon Teikoku Seifu Shihei.
Dimensions: 104 x 65 ~ 105 x 64 mm
Catalogue Number: P-60a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B132a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO
Texts: 日本帝國政府紙幣. Imperial Japanese Government. 五拾. Goujuu Sen. 五拾錢. Fifty Sen. 昭和二十年. Shōwa 20 (1945). Yasukuni Jinja. 大日本帝国政府紙幣. Nippon Teikoku Seifu Shihei.
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