50 Sen

50 Sen - obverse50 Sen - reverse

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Features

Issuer Japan
Issuing entity Great Imperial Japanese Government (大日本帝國政府)
Emperor Taishō (1912-1926)
Type Standard banknote
Years 6-11 (1917-1922)
Calendar Japanese - Taishō era
Value 50 Sen (0.50 JPY)
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Paper
Size 103 × 65 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 8 December 1948
Number
N#
215628
References P# 48,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
JNDA# 11-38
Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2023. 日本貨幣カタログ = The Catalog of Japanese Currency. Self-published, Tokyo, Japan.

Obverse

Black on pink underprint.
Red seal of the Minister of Finance at left; denomination in center; as numeral at right.

Lettering:
拾五                拾五
     幣紙府政國帝本日大  {470}
   大大          50
   臣蔵   錢拾五
      行發年一十正大
   {470}
錢拾五 造幣局刷印府政國帝本日大 錢拾五

Translation:
Fifty   fifty
Great Imperial Japanese Government note
Minister of Finance
Fifty sen
Issued in the year 11 of Taishō
Printed by the Great Japan Imperial Government Printing Bureau
Fifty sen   fifty sen

Reverse

Denomination in Japanese and counterfeiters warning in big guilloche.

Lettering:
 法ル通 五 ト或ヲ此
ベニ者用 拾 知ハ贋紙
シ處ハス 錢 テ贋造幣
 ス國     造シ

Translation:
Fifty sen
Those who counterfeit these banknotes, or know them to be counterfeit and use them, shall be subject to the laws of Japan.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
6 (1917)  7% P#48a - 年六正大
7 (1918)  17% P#48b - 年七正大
8 (1919)  Photo $ 8.60 17% P#48b - 年八正大
9 (1920)  28% P#48c - 年九正大
10 (1921)  Photo 17% P#48c - 年十正大
11 (1922)  Photo 38% P#48c - 年一十正大

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 SenPicture 1 of a sold 50 Sen
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3538
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 8 (1919) – P#48b - 年八正大 VF USD 5.39
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 SenPicture 1 of a sold 50 Sen
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 100
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 8 (1919) – P#48b - 年八正大 VF USD 11.87
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 SenPicture 1 of a sold 50 Sen
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 91
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 10 (1921) – P#48c - 年十正大 UNC USD 22.66
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 SenPicture 1 of a sold 50 Sen
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 44
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 11 (1922) – P#48c - 年一十正大 UNC USD 98.18
(EUR 91.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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