¥5,000
(Japan)
Value5,000 Yen
Width156 mm
Height76 mm
Security featuresHologram, Intaglio printing, Latent image, Luminescent ink, Microprinting, Pearl ink, Tactile marks, Watermark, Watermark-Bar pattern, EURion constellation
Years of printing1957, 1984, 2004 (Black serial numbers), 2014 (Brown serial numbers)[1][2]
Obverse
DesignPortrait of Ichiyo Higuchi
Reverse
Design"Kakitsubata-zu" (painting of irises), Work of Korin Ogata

The ¥5,000 note (五千円紙幣 gosen-en shihei) was first introduced in Japan in 1957 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series E (2004).

Series

Series C

The green-brown note was introduced on 1 October 1957. It featured Prince Shōtoku and the headquarters of the Bank of Japan.

Series D

The purple note was introduced on 1 November 1984. It featured Nitobe Inazō, Mount Fuji, and Lake Motosu.

Series E

The series was released on 1 November 2004. The front side includes a portrait of Ichiyo Higuchi, a Meiji era writer and poet. The reverse side depicts Japanese irises (kakitsubata) from the Irises screen by Korin Ogata.[3]

Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.[4]

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 July 3, 2024.[5] The ¥5,000 bill will feature Tsuda Umeko and wisteria flowers.

References

  1. ↑ Image of the new 5,000 Yen note Japan Today. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
  2. ↑ Introduction of the 5,000 Yen Note with Improved Tactile Features for Enhanced Identifiability Bank of Japan (www.boj.or.jp). Retrieved on 2015-01-11.
  3. ↑ National Printing Bureau. "Banknotes Currently Issued" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  4. ↑ National Printing Bureau. "Anti-Counterfeiting Measures" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Japan announces new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 bank notes as Reiwa Era looms". Japan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

See also

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