Features

Issuer    Japan

Issuing bank        Bankof Japan

Emperor              Heisei(1989-2019)

Type      Standardbanknote

Year       2000

Value     2000 Yen

Currency              Yen(1871-date)

Composition       Paper

Size        154 × 76 mm

Shape    Rectangular

Number               N#203032

References          P#103a, JNDA# 11-82, TBB# 364

Obverse

Shureimon, a 16th-century gate at Shuri Castle in Naha, inOkinawa Prefecture, Japan; Cherry blossom and chrysanthemum motifs.

Lettering:

2000　　　　　　　　　2000

　SA 815862 T

日本銀行券

貳千円

日本銀行

2000　　　(seal)　　SA 815862 T

大蔵省印刷局製造

Translation:

Bank of Japan banknote

2,000 yen

Bank of Japan

(seal)

Manufactured by the Finance Ministry Printing Bureau(Okurasho)

Reverse

Scene 38 "The Bell Cricket" from The Tale of Genji(Genji Monogatari) and a copy of the upper portion of the script in thebackground on the left.

A portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu at the lowerright.

Lettering:

NIPPON GINKO　　　　　　　　2000

いるいのつあたに十す

とにとけるまま宮五ゞ

しれなはときひお夜む

げいみひてみつはのし

くのにななたゝしゆ

　わいとらち念てふ

　　そきす二殊は

2000き　　　　　2000 YEN　　紫式部

Translation:

Bank of Japan

Murasaki Shikibu

Watermark

Shureimon Gate

Printer

National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau ofJapan), Japan (1871-date)

Comments

Issued as a Series D banknote by the Bank of Japan (NipponGinko) on July 19, 2000.  Some westercatalogs categorize it as a commemorative note for the 'End of the 2ndMillennium and the 26th G8 Summit in Okinawa' but is considered a normalcirculation note according to Japanese laws.

Because only few vending machines accept this note and evennumbers like 2 and 4 are seen as 'unlucky', this note circulates little incomparison with the other denominations.

An exception is Okinawa where 40% of the 100 million (as of2013) banknotes were issued.

The intaglio printed tactile mark at the bottom right of thefront is the hiragana character に "ni" for two in Braille.