160310-0031 - 1 Yen Note, 1889

1 yen note obverse (1円券・壹圓札 表). For reverse, see 160310-0031.1.

Size: 85 × 145 mm.

Issued: May 1, 1889 (Meiji 22)
Discontinued: October 1, 1958 (Showa 33)

Design: Takenouchi no Sukune (武内宿禰), a legendary Japanese hero-statesman and Shinto kami.

The bill was originally issued with Japanese serial numerals. In 1916 (Taisho 5) the serial numbers were changed to Arabic numbers.