10,000 yen note
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The ¥10,000 note is a yen banknote circulated in Japan. It is the highest denomination of banknote currently issued by the Bank of Japan. Apart from the commemorative 100,000 yen coin, it is the highe
Series F 10000 yen front
Series F 10000 yen back
Series C 10,000 yen note (1957)
Series D 10,000 yen note (1984)
Prince Shōtoku
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Prince Shōtoku, also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya, 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
10,000 yen note
…latest release is Series F, with printing of this series commencing in 2024. 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. The note was released on 12 September…
Prince Shōtoku depicted in the Kamakura period
Shōtoku as a Buddhist pilgrim at the age of fourteen. Colors on silk. Muromachi Period, 14th century.
Ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting Prince Shōtoku slaying Mononobe no Moriya for heresy against Buddhism
Section of the Commentary on Lotus Sutra, said to be written in Shōtoku's hand