Japanese Currency:
Japan

Japan pick 30c: 1 Yen from 1916
ND (1916). Black on light orange underprint. Portrait p1 at right with Western serial number. Back: 1 yen coin at center and left. Block number 300 and higher.

Japan pick 39a: 5 Yen from 1930
ND (1930). Black on green and orange underprint. Kitano Shrine at left, green guilloche at center, portrait p2 at right. Back: Brown and olive. Japanese text with denomination in English.
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Japan pick 40a: 10 Yen from 1930
ND (1930). Black on green and brown underprint. Portrait p3 at right. Back: Green and brown. Japanese text with denomination in English.

Japan pick 41a: 20 Yen from 1931
ND (1931). Black on green underprint. Danzan Shrine at left, portrait p4 at right. Back: Blue and brown. Another view of same shrine. Japanese text with denomination in English.

Japan pick 43a: 5 Yen from 1942
ND (1942). Black on green and orange underprint. Kitano Shrine at left, portrait p2 at right. Back: Red-brown and lilac. Japanese text with denomination in English.
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Japan pick 50a: 5 Yen from 1943
ND (1943). Black on light green and purple underprint. Kitano Shrine at left, portrait p2 at right. Black serial number and block number. Japanese text only. Back: Green and light brown.

Japan pick 51a: 10 Yen from 1943
(1943). Black on brown and light blue underprint. Portrait p3 at right. Black serial number and block number. Japanese text only. Back: Blue. Goo Shrine at center. Watermark: 10 Yen in Japanese characters at top center.

Japan pick 51b: 10 Yen from 1944
(1944). Black on brown and light blue underprint. Portrait p3 at right. Black serial number and block number. Japanese text only. Back: Blue. Goo Shrine at center. Watermark: Repeating characters NIHON and JU. (10).

Japan pick 52a: 5 Sen from 1944
ND (1944). Black on yellow underprint. Equestrian statue at left. Japanese text only.

Japan pick 53a: 10 Sen from 1944
ND (1944). Black on purple underprint. Tower monument at left. Japanese text only.

Japan pick 54a: 1 Yen from 1944
(1944). Black on light blue underprint. Portrait p1 at center. Block number. Back: Ube Shrine at center. Watermark: Fancy floral designature Block number 35-47.

Japan pick 54b: 1 Yen from 1945
(1945). Black on light blue underprint. Portrait p1 at center. Block number. Back: Ube Shrine at center. Watermark: Outline of kiri leaf. Block number 48-49.
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Japan pick 55a: 5 Yen from 1944
ND (1944). Black on light green and purple underprint. Kitano Shrine at left, portrait p2 at right. Red block number only. Back: Green and light brown.
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Japan pick 56a: 10 Yen from 1944
(1944). Black on brown and light blue underprint. Portrait p3 at right. Red block number only. Back: Blue. Goo Shrine at center. Watermark: Repeating characters NIHON and JU. (10).

Japan pick 56b: 10 Yen from 1945
(1945). Black on brown and light blue underprint. Portrait p3 at right. Red block number only. Back: Blue. Goo Shrine at center. Watermark: Repeating Bank of Japan logos (circles).
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Japan pick 58a: 50 Sen from 1938
1938. Black on yellow and blue underprint. Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms. (Showa yr. 13 at l.) Back: Light green.

Japan pick 59b: 50 Sen from 1942
1942-1944. Black on green and brown underprint. Yasukuni Shrine. Back: Green. Mountain at center. Showa yr. 18 (middle and second from bottom characters in text at very right are 十八).

Japan pick 77a: 10 Yen from 1945
ND (1945). Black. Portrait number 3 at center. Back: Brown. Green and gray underprint. Watermark: Quatrefoil. Blocks number 1-69.

Japan pick 84: 10 Sen from 1947
ND (1947). Black on blue underprint. Doves at right. Back: Light red-brown. Diet building at left.

Japan pick 85a: 1 Yen from 1946
ND (1946). Black on light brown underprint. Cockerel at lower center, portrait Ninomiya Sontoku at right. Back: Blue.

Japan pick 86a: 5 Yen from 1946
ND (1946). Dark brown on green underprint without vignette. Back: Blue.

Japan pick 87a: 10 Yen from 1946
ND (1946). Black on gray-blue underprint. Diet building at left. Back: Green.

Japan pick 89a: 100 Yen from 1946
ND (1946). Black on lilac underprint of leaves. Yumedono Pavillion at left, portrait p6 at right. Black control and serial number. Back: Blue. HoryujiTemple. Watermark: Kiri leaves.

Japan pick 90c: 100 Yen from 1953
ND (1953). Brown-violet on green and multicolor underprint. Portrait Itagaki Taisuke at right. Back: Diet building at right. 12 varieties exist. Double letter serial number prefix. White paper.