Japan 10 Yen, 1885 P-24

Japan 10 Yen, 1885 P-24 obverse
Japan 10 Yen, 1885 P-24 reverse

Information:

Reference P#24
Country Japan
Period Yen (1871-date)
Currency Yen
Denomination 10 Yen
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank of Japan
Year 1885
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper (Mitsumata mixed with Konjac powder)
Demonetized Yes on 31.03.1939
Size (WxH) 156x93 mm

Obverse:

Japan 10 Yen, 1885 P-24

Obverse text

10 番八叁壹六壹第           號壹第  拾          券銀換兌行銀本日            圓 拾    日    TEN 10 10 拾 YEN    本     候可相壹銀へ引此     銀     也申渡圓貨尓か券    行                  文書局長          モテ例換第太五明          ノ發ヲ銀十政月治          也行遵行八官廿十           ス奉券號布六七           ルシ條兑告日年 行銀本日 章之裁總 拾 號壹第            番八叁壹六壹第 10       造幣局刷印省藏大府政國帝本日大

Obverse symbol

Light-blue print; black inscriptions; red seals and group number; green serial numbers God of luck 'Daikoku' front-facing at the right, holding gavel in right hand and sack of riches on left shoulder, sitting on two bags of rice with three mice below. Radiant sun on top, small repeating vertical inscription in Chinese seal script "日本銀行兌換銀券" alternating between sunrays. guilloche with value at center. Seal of Governor of Bank of Japan, depicting symbol of Bank of Japan dividing inscription in Chinese seal script into four parts, reads right-to-left, inside decorated circle. Left-parted Seal Director of Document Department, depicting vertical reversing type inscription in Chinese clerical script, flanked by dragons motifs, inside circle, at center-right edge outside main frame.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

拾 條弐十第例條券行銀換兌     各刑變銀     本法造行    處條偽ニ券兌 10  断ニ造係ノ換  YEN    ス照紙ル偽     シ幣罪造     テノハ  券行銀本日        金   圓   庫   局   長

Reverse symbol

Green print; red seal. Penalty text, vertical reversing type inscription in regular script in center medallion, surrounded by 16 circles, each has one character in Chinese seal script, divided to 11 characters inscription above and 5 characters below, reads reads right-to-left. Denomination '10' and 'YEN' flanking horizontally; denomination in Chinese seal script sandwiching vertically. Guilloché background in center. Red director of treasury seal, depicting vertical inscription in Chinese clerical script inside rectangle, flanked by dragons motifs, inside double circles, at bottom left.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1885) ND (1885) + - $240,00 - - - -