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Magnification and Observation, Yen 10000

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Yen Ten Thousand Banknote (Yen 10000) Series E - Newest Japan Banknotes (2004) -
Front side: Portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi
Yen 10000 Front
 Back side: Statue of Phoenix in Byodoin Temple
Yen 10000 Back
Size: 160 X 76mm, Date of first issue: Nov. 1, 2004, Issue: Bank of Japan (NIPPON GINKO)
 
Let's Magnification and Observation
1 Watermark Watermark (Shaded watermark)
Portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi
2 Hologram Hologram
When the banknote is tilted, the color and pattern of the design change.
Hologram design is 3 patterns, [ Cherry blossom], [Face value (10000)] and [Logo of the Bank]
3 Watermark bar pattern Watermark bar pattern
When the banknote is held up to the light, three vertical watermark bars (two bars for the 5000 yen note, one for the 1000 yen note) become visible. This feature is more difficult to reproduce with personal computers or color copiers than the traditional watermark.
4 Microprinting
 Microprinting
The new 10000 yen note has the words "NIPPON GINKO" ("Bank of Japan" in Japanese) printed in micro letters. Some of the micro letters are made even smaller on the new note than those on the current note. Also, micro letters of different sizes are included in the background design.
 
Microprinting  Microprinting
5 Concealed character
 Concealed character
There are a concealment character. It is being written by the katakana character. Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana and kanji (Chinese character).
 
It is being written NIHON "NI-HO-N" ("Japan" in Japanese).
 
Front side
NI  HO  N
Back side
NI  HO  N
6 Latent image 10000
 
Add Image data processing
data processing 10000
 Latent image
When the banknote is viewed from a certain angle, the number "10000" appears on the bottom left of the front side, and the word "NIPPON" ("Japan" in Japanese) on the top right of the back side.
 
Latent image of Back side. "NIPPON"
Latent image NIPPON  data processing NIPPON
7 Luminescent ink Luminescent ink
The Governor's seal on the front side glows orange under ultraviolet light. Likewise, some parts of the background pattern fluoresce yellowish-green.
8 Intaglio printing Intaglio printing
Raised printing is used for some features of the new note. The ink on the new note is raised higher than the ink on the current note.
9 Tactile marks Tactile marks (intaglio printing)
To assist the visually impaired in detecting the note by touch, a recognition symbol with a rougher texture, printed intaglio, is adopted instead of the watermark symbols used for the current note.
10 Ultrafine-line printing Ultrafine-line printing
Even the wrinkle of the corner of the eye is expressed.
11 Logo of the Bank Logo of the Bank
"Bank fo Japan", It is "NIPPON GINKO" in Japanese.
 
It is NIPPON GINKO when writing by a Japanese character.
The logo makes the head character HI a design.
 
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