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
, also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half- ...
and the headquarters of the Bank of Japan.
Series D
The purple note was introduced on 1 November 1984. It featured
Nitobe Inazō
was a Japanese author, educator, agricultural economist, diplomat, politician, and Protestant Christian during the late Meiji era.
Early life
Nitobe was born in Morioka, Mutsu Province (present-day Iwate Prefecture). His father Nitobe J ...
,
Mount Fuji, and
Lake Motosu
is the westernmost of the Fuji Five Lakes and located on the border of the towns of Fujikawaguchiko and Minobu in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan.
Lake Motosu is the third-largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface ...
.
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 iris
The term "Japanese iris" encompasses three species of Irises cultivated in gardens or growing wild in Japan: ''hanashōbu'' ('' Iris ensata''), ''kakitsubata'' ('' Iris laevigata'') and ''ayame'' ('' Iris sanguinea''). Of these three species, ''I ...
es (''kakitsubata'') from the
Irises screen by
Korin Ogata.
Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.
Series F
On 9 April 2019, Finance Minister
Tarō Asō
is a Japanese politician serving as the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. Asō previously served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of Finance from 2 ...
announced new designs for the ¥1,000, ¥5,000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning in 2024.
The ¥5,000 bill will feature
Tsuda Umeko
was a Japanese educator and a pioneer in education for women in Meiji period Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tsuda Umeko" in . Originally named Tsuda Ume, with ''ume'' referring to the Japanese plum, she went by the name Ume Tsuda ...
and
wisteria flowers.
File:Series C 5K Yen Bank of Japan note - front.jpg, Series C ¥5,000 note (1957)
File:Series D 5K Yen bank of japan note - front.jpg, Series D ¥5,000 note (1984)
References
See also
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Banknotes of the Japanese yen
Japanese yen banknotes
Five-thousand-base-unit banknotes
Prince Shōtoku
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