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National Bank Notes

国立銀行券（kokuritsu ginkō-ken）

Series
Meiji-era bank paper money
Denomination
Denominated in yen
Period
1870s until demonetized in 1899

Updated: 2026-09-02

Specifications (as confirmed)

ItemValueTypeSources
End of issue rights (catalog)免許+20年Catalog value[1]

FACTUnder the 1883 revision of the National Bank Act, national banks lost note-issue rights 20 years after licensing and continued as private banks (catalog).[1]

FACTNational bank and government notes ceased to be current at the end of 1899, unifying paper money in Bank of Japan notes (catalog).[2]

Historical Context

Open Items

INTERPRETATIONSpecifications not stated here (weight, fineness, mintage, etc.) are not yet confirmed in the sources consulted. They will be added as they are confirmed.

Auction Records

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References

  1. [1]「貨幣博物館 常設展示図録（民間銀行）」（日本銀行金融研究所 貨幣博物館） — https://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/collection/tenjizuroku/mod/book/pageindices/index80.html（accessed: 2026-09-02）
  2. [2]「貨幣博物館 常設展示図録（日本銀行券による紙幣の統一）」（日本銀行金融研究所 貨幣博物館） — https://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/collection/tenjizuroku/mod/book/pageindices/index84.html（accessed: 2026-09-02）