10,000 yen note

The 10,000 yen note (1万円紙幣 1Man-en shihei) is the largest banknote denomination of the Japanese yen. The front side of the 10,000 yen note includes a portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa, a Meiji era philosopher and the founder of Keio University. The back of the note shows a drawing of the Hōō (鳳凰, Fenghuang) in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in.[1]

10,000 Yen

(Japan)
Value	10,000 Yen
Width	160 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, 2004 (Black serial number), 2011 (Brown serial number)
Obverse
Design	Portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa
Reverse
Design	Hōō/Chinese phoenix in the Hall of the Phoenix, Byōdō-in

Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the banknote. They include intaglio printing, holograms, microprinting, fluorescent ink, latent images, watermarks, and angle-sensitive ink.[2]

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  Series C 10,000 yen note (1957).
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  Series D 10,000 yen note (1984).