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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 1177798, member: 4703&quot;]Probably the same way I did - reading the two large characters in the center of the note.&nbsp; The one on the right is the traditional character for &quot;1&quot;, and the one on the left is the old way of writing &quot;yen&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The note was issued from September 9, 1883 to December 31, 1869 and is referred to as a &quot;Jinko&quot; note, because it pictures the legendary Empress Jingu (alternate romanization), who served as regent for 69 years from the death of her husband in the year 200 C.E., to the ascension of her son in 269.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are no known representations of her appearance, so the picture on the Meiji Era 1, 5 and 10 yen notes is purely an artistic production.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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