The ¥10,000 note (1万円紙幣 ''ichiman-en shihei'') is the largest banknote denomination of the Japanese yen, as well as the largest denomination of the Japanese yen overall.
It was first introduced in Japan in 1958 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series E (2004).
Series
Series C
The note was introduced on 1 December 1958. The brown-green note includes
Prince Shōtoku on the front and a pillar painting of Hōō (,
Fenghuang), in the Hall of the Phoenix,
Byōdō-in, Kyoto on the back.
Series D
The note was released on 12 of September 1984. The brown note has
Fukuzawa Yukichi
was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases.
Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. His ...
, a
Meiji era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
philosopher and the founder of
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
, on the front and a pair of pheasants on the back.
Series E
The series was released on 1 November 2004. The front side of the note retains the portrait of Fukuzawa. The back of the note sees the return of a drawing of the Hōō in Byōdō-in.
Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include
intaglio printing
Intaglio ( ; ) is the family of printing and printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. It is the direct opposite of a relief print where the parts of the matrix that m ...
, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.
Series F
On 9 April 2019, Finance Minister
Tarō Asō announced new designs for the ¥1,000, ¥5,000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning in 2024. The ¥10,000 bill will feature
Shibusawa Eiichi
was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-en ...
and
Tokyo Station.
On 1 September 2021, however, it was announced via Twitter that the printing of the new note had commenced.
References
See also
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10,000 yen coin
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Banknotes of the Japanese yen
Japanese yen banknotes
Ten-thousand-base-unit banknotes
Prince Shōtoku
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