500 yen note

The 500 yen note (五百円紙幣) is a discontinued denomination of

The first series of 500 yen notes (called "series B") were released on April 2, 1951 with improved security features such as Watermarks. This time these new notes appeared to have been more successful, as they were issued for almost 20 years until finally being withdrawn on January 4, 1971.^[2][5] The final 500 yen notes are referred to as "series C" notes, and were issued starting on November 1, 1969 with new watermarks to enhance security. The issue came to an end on April 1, 1994 when 500 yen notes were withdrawn from circulation.

Gallery

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  500 Yen "B series" note (front)
  Issued 1951 to 1971
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  Back of the "B series" note
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  Close-up of the watermark security feature used on the "B series"
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  500 Yen "C series" note (front)
  Issued 1969 to 1994
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  Back of the "C series" note
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  Close-up of the watermark security feature used on the "C series"
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  Close-up of Iwakura Tomomi on the obverse of the "C series"

See also

• Banknotes of the Japanese yen
• 500 euro note
• Hong Kong five hundred-dollar note
• Indian 500-rupee note
• Large denominations of United States currency
• Philippine five hundred peso note

References