Collection: Japanese banknotes

In July 2024, Japan launched the world's first series of banknotes featuring 3D portrait holograms, a technology that had not previously been applied to paper currency. The Bank of Japan has been issuing yen since 1885, although today the design changes for very different reasons than a century ago.

From the sages of the Meiji era to the E series

The new series portrays three figures of Japanese modernization: entrepreneur Shibusawa Eiichi on the 10,000 yen note, educator Tsuda Umeko on the 5,000, and bacteriologist Kitasato Shibasaburo on the 1,000. It is the first design change in twenty years.

The banknote that almost no one uses

The 2,000 yen note, issued in 2000 to commemorate a G8 summit in Okinawa, is the only one in Japanese history with the factor of 2. It barely circulates, and many Japanese people have never seen one in person.

What you will find here

Japanese yen with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

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