The is a yen banknote circulated in Japan. It is the highest denomination of banknote currently issued by the

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. Apart from the commemorative 100,000 yen coin, it is the highest denomination of the

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. It was first introduced in Japan in 1958 to the third series of banknote releases, Series C. The latest release is Series F, with printing of this series commencing in 2024.

Series

Series C

The note was introduced on 1 December 1958. The brown-green note includes

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on the front and a pillar painting of Hōō (,

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), in the Hall of the Phoenix,

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, Kyoto on the back.

Series D

The note was released on 12 September 1984. The brown note has

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, a

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philosopher and the founder of

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, on the front and a pair of

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s on the back.

Series E

The series was released on 1 November 2004. The obverse retains most of the design of the Series D note, including the portrait of Fukuzawa, but adds additional patterns and new security features. 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

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, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.

Series F

The series was released on 3 July 2024. The ¥10,000 bill features

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and

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. On 1 September 2021, it was announced via the Bank of Japan's

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account that printing of the new note design had commenced in preparation for the intended rollout in 2024. The ¥10,000 banknote has an average life-span of 4~5 years before they need to be replaced. File:P94b-10000Yen-(1958)_front.jpg, Series C 10,000 yen note (1957) File:10000_yen_note.JPG, Series D 10,000 yen note (1984) File:10000 yen banknote (Series E), obverse.png, Series E 10,000 yen note (2004)

Series

Series C

Series D

Series E

Series F

References

See also