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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 764753, member: 17118&quot;]I am not at all familiar with Japanese currency but I can provide some additional information concerning No. 3.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Kanji (Chinese characters) running vertically along the <i>left</i> edge says &quot;Showa 13th year&quot; so, according to hontonai&#039;s reference, the note was issued in 1938.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly enough, the Kanji running vertically along the <i>right</i> edge says the &quot;year 2598 from the beginning&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2,598th year since the founding of Japan in 660 BC, according to the ancient Japanese imperial calendar, translates to the year 1938 in the Gregorian calendar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The No. 4 specimen does not display a date on the side shown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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