Japan 200 Yen, 1927 P-38

Printers Assay

Japan 200 Yen, 1927 P-38 obverse
Japan 200 Yen, 1927 P-38 reverse

Information:

Reference P#38
Country Japan
Period Yen (1871-date)
Currency Yen
Denomination 200 Yen
Type Patterns and trials
Issuing bank Bank of Japan
Year 1927
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 17.11.2025
Size (WxH) 197x97 mm

Obverse:

Japan 200 Yen, 1927 P-38

Obverse text

貳 號番             見 號記 貳 百      券 換 究 行 銀 本 日  本    百   貳 見 日         相此   百 本 本  圓 百 貳  渡券   圓   銀         可引       行         申換                 候に                  金                  貨                  貳                  百                  圓  號記                號番  200  造幣局刷印閣内府政國帝本日大  200

Obverse symbol

Black on green underprint. Portrait of Takenouchi no Sukune at right; Imperial Seal of Japan. With big and small vermillion mi-hon overprints.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

券換究行銀本日   Specimen   圓 百 貳   200 YEN

Reverse symbol

Red print with logo of Nippon Ginko (Bank of Japan) with "Specimen" in cursive; denomination in Japanese in guilloche and English below.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1927) Printers assay + - - - - - -