2 Yen

Features

Issuer Japan
Issuing entity Great Japanese Government - Ministry of Finance (大日本政府大蔵省)
Emperor Meiji (1867-1912)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1873
Value 2 Yen (2 JPY)
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
274748
References P# 11
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.

Obverse

Vignette of Kojima Takanori at left, text and seals at centre, vignette of Nitta Yoshisada at right.

Reverse

Image of the Tokyo Imperial Palace at centre, surrounded by a decorative frame with a 2 yen coin, and text at top and bottom.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1873)  Branch 15, Tokyo
ND (1873)  Branch 2, Yokohama
ND (1873)  Branch 20, Tokyo
ND (1873)  Branch 21, Nagahama

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