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¥5,000
(Japan)
Value	5,000 Yen
Width	156 mm
Height	76 mm
Security features	Hologram, Intaglio printing, Latent image, Luminescent ink, Microprinting, Pearl ink, Tactile marks, Watermark, Watermark-Bar pattern, EURion constellation
Years of printing	1957, 1984 (Black serial numbers), 1993 (Brown serial numbers), 2004 (Black serial numbers), 2014 (Brown serial numbers), 2024
Obverse
Design	Portrait of Tsuda Umeko
Reverse
Design	Wisteria flowers

The ¥5,000 note (五千円紙幣 gosen-en shihei) is a banknote denomination of the Japanese yen. It was first introduced in Japan in 1957 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series F (2024).

Series

Series C

The green-brown note was introduced on 1 October 1957. It featured Prince Shōtoku and the headquarters of the Bank of Japan.

Series D

The purple note was introduced on 1 November 1984. It featured Nitobe Inazō, Mount Fuji, and Lake Motosu.

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 irises (kakitsubata) from the Irises screen by Korin Ogata.^[3]

Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.^[4]

Series F

The series was released on July 3, 2024. The ¥5,000 bill featured Tsuda Umeko and wisteria flowers.

Series C ¥5,000 note (1957)
Series D ¥5,000 note (1984)
Series E ¥5,000 note (2004)

References

^ Image of the new 5,000 Yen note Japan Today. Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
^ Introduction of the 5,000 Yen Note with Improved Tactile Features for Enhanced Identifiability Bank of Japan (www.boj.or.jp). Retrieved on 2015-01-11.
^ National Printing Bureau. "Banknotes Currently Issued" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.
^ National Printing Bureau. "Anti-Counterfeiting Measures" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-07-23.