Information:
| Reference | P#91 |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Yen (1871-date) |
| Currency | Yen |
| Denomination | 500 Yen |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing bank | Bank of Japan |
| Year | 1951-1971 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 156x76 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text500 500
Q449982G
日本銀行 日本銀行券
五百円
Q449982G 岩倉 具視
500 日本銀券印刷局製造 500
Obverse symbolBlue on green, orange and violet underprint. Red seal. Black serial numbers.
Portrait of statesman Tomomi Iwakura at right.
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Reverse:
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Reverse textNIPPON GINKO
500 YEN
Reverse symbolBlue on green underprint. Red seal.
Value in large decorative flower rosette at left; view over Mount Fuji at right.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1951-1971) | single letter serial # prefix | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ND (1951-1971) | double letter serial # prefix; cream paper | - | - | - | - | - | $19,00 | ||
| ND (1951-1971) | double letter serial # prefix; white paper | - | - | - | - | - | $11,00 | ||