![]() When the banknote is tilted, you can see (1) the Japanese characters meaning "1,000 yen" printed with pearl ink, and (2) the number "1000" as a latent image. ![]() Micro letters of different sizes are also included in the background design.Ī security feature unique to the 1,000 yen note. The 5,000 yen note has the words "NIPPON GINKO" ("Bank of Japan" in Japanese) printed in micro letters. When the banknote is viewed from a certain angle, the number "5000" appears on the center bottom of the front side, and the word "NIPPON" ("Japan" in Japanese) on the right in the middle of the back side. This feature is more difficult to reproduce with personal computers or color copiers than the traditional watermark. ![]() When the banknote is held up to the light, two vertical watermark bars (three bars for the 10,000 yen note, one for the 1,000 yen note) become visible. To assist the visually impaired in detecting the note by touch, a recognition symbol with a rougher texture, printed intaglio, is adopted. Bank of Japan notes feel rough to the touch. Raised printing is used for selected parts of the design, where ink is raised even higher than the ink on older series of notes. Likewise, some parts of the background pattern fluoresce yellowish-green. The Governor's seal on the front side glows orange under ultraviolet light. Micro letters of different sizes are also included in the background design. The 10,000 yen note has the words "NIPPON GINKO" ("Bank of Japan" in Japanese) printed in micro letters. When viewed from different angles, a semi-transparent pattern printed with pink pearl ink appears in the blank areas of the left and right margins of the front of the note. 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. When the banknote is held up to the light, three vertical watermark bars (two bars for the 5,000 yen note, one for the 1,000 yen note) become visible. When the banknote is tilted, the color and pattern of the design change. Portraits placed on 10,000 yen note (Yukichi Fukuzawa), 5,000 yen note (Ichiyo Higuchi), and 1,000 yen note (Hideyo Noguchi).
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