Banknotes in Use but No Longer Issued
update：2024/2/14
Display of pre-Series E banknotes. These are no longer issued by the Bank of Japan, but the following 18 types are.
Issued in 1984 (Series-D)
Issued in 1957-1969 (Series-C)
Issued in 1950-1953(Series-B)
Issued in 1946 (Series-A)
Issued before 1943
| Front side | Yukichi Fukuzawa |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Two Japanese pheasants |
| Size | 76mm height×160mm width |
| Date of first issue | Serial number in black : Nov. 1, 1984 Serial number in brown : Dec. 1, 1993 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 2, 2007 |
| Front side | Inazo Nitobe |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Mt. Fuji |
| Size | 76mm height×155mm width |
| Date of first issue | Serial number in black : Nov. 1, 1984 Serial number in brown : Dec. 1, 1993 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 2, 2007 |
| Front side | Soseki Natsume |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Two Japanese cranes |
| Size | 76mm height×150mm width |
| Date of first issue | Serial number in black : Nov. 1, 1984 Serial number in blue : Nov 1, 1990 Serial number in brown : Dec. 1, 1993 Serial number in dark green : Apr. 3, 2000 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 2, 2007 |
| Front side | Prince Shotoku |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Guilloche |
| Size | 84mm height×174mm width |
| Date of first issue | Dec. 1, 1958 |
| Issue suspended | Jan. 4, 1986 |
| Front side | Prince Shotoku |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Building of Bank of Japan |
| Size | 80mm height×169mm width |
| Date of first issue | Oct. 1, 1957 |
| Issue suspended | Jan. 4, 1986 |
| Front side | Hirobumi Ito |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Building of Bank of Japan |
| Size | 76mm height×164mm width |
| Date of first issue | Serial number in black : Nov. 1, 1963 Serial number in blue : Jul.1,1976 |
| Issue suspended | Jan. 4, 1986 |
| Front side | Tomomi Iwakura |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Mt. Fuji |
| Size | 72mm height×159mm width |
| Date of first issue | Nov. 1, 1969 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 1, 1994 |
| Front side | Prince Shotoku |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Horyuji Yumedono |
| Size | 76mm height ×164mm width |
| Date of first issue | Jan. 7, 1950 |
| Issue suspended | Jan. 4, 1965 |
| Front side | Tomomi Iwakura |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Mt. Fuji |
| Size | 76mm height ×156mm width |
| Date of first issue | Apr. 2, 1951 |
| Issue suspended | Jan. 4, 1971 |
| Front side | Taisuke Itagaki |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | National Diet Building |
| Size | 76mm height ×148mm width |
| Date of first issue | Dec. 1, 1953 |
| Issue suspended | Aug. 1, 1974 |
| Front side | Korekiyo Takahashi |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Building of Bank of Japan |
| Size | 68mm height ×144mm width |
| Date of first issue | Dec. 1, 1951 |
| Issue suspended | Oct. 1, 1958 |
| Front side | Prince Shotoku |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Horyuji Temple |
| Size | 93mm height ×162mm width |
| Date of first issue | Feb. 25, 1946 |
| Issue suspended | Jun. 5, 1956 |
Banknotes with no red mark below the central “百圓” text on the front or with red on the back are invalid.
| Front side | National Diet Building |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Decorative knot |
| Size | 76mm height ×140mm width |
| Date of first issue | Feb. 25, 1946 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 1, 1955 |
| Front side | Guilloche |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Guilloche |
| Size | 68mm height ×132mm width |
| Date of first issue | Mar. 5, 1946 |
| Issue suspended | Apr. 1, 1955 |
| Front side | Sontoku Ninomiya |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Guilloche |
| Size | 68mm height ×124mm width |
| Date of first issue | Mar. 19, 1946 |
| Issue suspended | Oct. 1, 1958 |
| Front side | Sukune Takenouchi |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Ube shrine |
| Size | 70mm height ×122mm width |
| Date of first issue | Dec.15, 1943 |
| Issue suspended | Oct. 1, 1958 |
| Front side | Sukune Takenouchi |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | 1 yen silver coin |
| Size | 85mm height ×145mm width |
| Date of first issue | Serial number in Chinese characters : May 1, 1889 Serial number in alphabets and Arabic numerals : Aug. 15, 1916 |
| Issue suspended | Oct. 1, 1958 |
| Front side | Daikokuten (Mahakala) |
|---|---|
| Reverse side | Guilloche |
| Size | 78mm height ×135mm width |
| Date of first issue | Sep. 8, 1885 |
| Issue suspended | Oct. 1, 1958 |
Anti-counterfeiting measures (Series-D notes)
Watermark
Watermarks are created by producing variations in the thickness of the paper, and can be either light or shaded. They are combined to pattern banknotes elaborately.
Watermarks also include tactile marks to help the visually impaired people distinguish different denominations.
Intaglio printing
Image designs of the values and portraits on banknotes are thickly printed to give a notable texture.
Ultrafine-line printing
Banknote designs are drawn with extremely fine lines. Such fine lines can hardly be replicated by color copy machines, or by ordinary printing equipment or similar devices.
Luminescent ink
Banknotes with serial numbers in brown or dark green have a seal on the front side that glows under ultraviolet light.
Microprinting
Banknotes with serial numbers in brown or dark green have the words “NIPPON GINKO” printed in small characters that can hardly be reproduced by color copy machines or similar devices.
Anti-counterfeiting measures (Series-C notes)
Watermark
Watermarks are created by producing variations in the thickness of the paper, and can be either light or shaded. They are combined to pattern banknotes elaborately.
Intaglio printing
Image designs of the values and portraits on banknotes are thickly printed to give a notable texture.
Ultrafine-line printing
Banknote designs are drawn with extremely fine lines. Such fine lines can hardly be replicated by color copy machines, or by ordinary printing equipment or similar devices.
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