1885–1887

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Daikokuten (1885–87)
Image		Value	Dimensions	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Issue	Issue suspension	Expiration
		¥1	78 × 135 mm[3][4]	Daikokuten	Silver obligation	September 8, 1885[3][4]	October 1, 1958[3][4]	Valid[3][4]
	—	¥5	87 × 152 mm[5]	Silver obligation	Daikokuten	January 4, 1886[5][6]	—	March 31, 1939[5]
		¥10	93 × 156 mm	Daikokuten	Silver obligation	May 9, 1887	—	March 31, 1945
		¥100	116 × 186 mm	Daikokuten		September 8, 1887	—

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1888–1891

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Remodeled convertible banknotes (1888–91)
Image		Value	Dimensions	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Issue	Issue suspension	Expiration
—	—	¥1	85 X 145 mm[5]	Takenouchi no Sukune	Silver obligation	May 1, 1889[5]	October 1, 1958[5]	Valid[5]
	—	¥5	95 X 159 mm[7]	Sugawara no Michizane	Silver obligation	December 3, 1888[7]	—	March 31, 1939[7]
	—	¥10	100 X 169 mm	Wake no Kiyomaro	Silver obligation	September 12, 1890	—	March 31, 1925
	—	¥100	130 X 210 mm	Fujiwara no Kamatari	Silver obligation	November 15, 1891	—	March 31, 1945

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1899–1900

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Convertible Banknote A (1899–1900)
Image		Value	Dimensions	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Issue	Issue suspension	Expiration
	—	¥5	85 X 146 mm[8]	Takenouchi no Sukune and Ube Shrine	Gold obligation	April 1, 1899[9]	—	March 31, 1939[8][10]
		¥10	96 X 159 mm	Wake no Kiyomaro and Goou shrine	Wild Boar design with gold obligation	October 1, 1899	—	March 31, 1939
	—	¥100	130 X 210 mm	Fujiwara no Kamatari and Tanzan Shrine	Gold obligation	1900	1913	March 31, 1939

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1910

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Convertible Banknote B (1910)
Image		Value	Dimensions	Description		Date of
Obverse	Reverse			Obverse	Reverse	Issue	Issue suspension	Expiration
	—	¥5	78 X 136 mm[11]	Sugawara no Michizane	Kitano Tenmangū shrine with convertible wording	September 1, 1910[8][12]	—	March 31, 1939[8]

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1915–1917

1943–1945

1946–1948

1950–1953

Series B introduced a new high value banknote ¥1000.

1957–1969

The series C introduced two new high value banknotes ¥5000 and ¥10,000.

1984

The 1984 series started the printing process from 1982 to 1984.

Due to the discovery of a large number of counterfeit Series D banknotes at the end of 2004, all Series D banknotes except ¥2000 were virtually suspended on January 17, 2005,^[17] and officially suspended on April 2, 2007.^[18] According to a news release ^[19] from the National Police Agency, they seized 11,717 counterfeit Series D banknotes (excluding the ¥2000 denomination) in 2005. However, they seized only 486 counterfeit current issue banknotes, namely Series E ¥1000, ¥5000, ¥10,000, and Series D ¥2000.

2000

This is the current issue. The 2000 yen note was first issued on July 19, 2000, to commemorate the 26th G8 summit in Okinawa and the 2000 millennium year as well. Pictured on the front of the note is Shureimon, a famous gate in Naha, Okinawa near the site of the summit. The other side features a scene from The Tale of Genji and the author Murasaki Shikibu on the lower right corner. The motif of the scene was taken from the 12th century illuminated handscrolls of the novel kept at the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya. The image of Murasaki Shikibu is taken from the Gotoh edition of the Murasaki Shikibu Diary Emaki held at the Gotoh Museum.

Many Japanese consider the 2000 yen note a novelty as it is the only Japanese denomination whose first digit is 2. To promote the circulation of the notes, some companies had started paying wages in them. The series D is the first to display the EURion constellation.

2004

The 2004 series started the printing process from 2002 to 2004.

This is the current issue. The EURion constellation pattern can be observed on the series E.

2024

On April 9, 2019, Finance Minister Tarō Asō announced new designs for the ¥1000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 notes, for use beginning on July 3, 2024.^[20] The ¥1000 bill will feature Kitasato Shibasaburō and The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ¥5000 bill will feature Tsuda Umeko and wisteria flowers, and the ¥10,000 bill will feature Shibusawa Eiichi and Tokyo Station.

The 2024 series started the printing process from 2021 to 2024.