10,000 yen note

¥10,000
(Japan)
Value	10,000 Yen
Width	160 mm
Height	76 mm
Security features	Hologram, Intaglio printing, Latent image, Luminescent ink, Microprinting, Pearl ink, Tactile marks, Watermark, Watermark-Bar pattern, EURion constellation
Years of printing	1958 - 1984 (Series C); 1984 - 2004 (Series D); 2004 - 2011 (Series E, Black serial number); 2011 - present (Series E, Brown serial number); 2021 - present (Series F)
Obverse
Design	Portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi
Reverse
Design	Hōō/Chinese phoenix in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in

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, with printing of this series commencing in 2004. The next design for the note will be included in Series F, and is scheduled to enter circulation in 2024.

Series[edit]

Series C[edit]

The note was introduced on 1 December 1958. The brown-green note includes Prince Shōtoku on the front and a pillar painting of Hōō (鳳凰, Fenghuang), in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in, Kyoto on the back.

Series D[edit]

The note was released on 12 of September 1984. The brown note has Fukuzawa Yukichi, a Meiji era philosopher and the founder of Keio University, on the front and a pair of pheasants on the back.

Series E[edit]

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.^[1]

Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.^[2]

Series F[edit]

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 July 3, 2024.^[3] The ¥10,000 bill will feature Shibusawa Eiichi and Tokyo Station.^[4]

On 1 September 2021, it was announced via the Bank of Japan's Twitter account that printing of the new note design had commenced in preparation for the intended rollout in 2024. ^[5]

Series C 10,000 yen note (1957).
Series D 10,000 yen note (1984).

References[edit]

^ National Printing Bureau. "Introduction of Banknotes". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
^ National Printing Bureau. "Anti-Counterfeiting Measures". Retrieved 23 July 2010.
^ "Japan announces new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 bank notes as Reiwa Era looms". The Japan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ Nhật sẽ thay đổi tờ tiền 10.000 yên, 5.000 yên và 1.000 yên trong vài năm tới
^ Fujioka, Toru (3 September 2021). "BOJ gets hip to social media with tweet on new ¥10,000 note". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.