Japanese yen
Currency code: ISO 4217 — JPY (392); symbol — ¥ (円)
Issuer: Bank of Japan
Banknote denominations: 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 yen (new series, issued from 2024)
Notes: The new 2024 series is the first in the world to feature a 3-D hologram portrait on a banknote.
Banknote Security Features
- 3-D hologram — a portrait that appears to rotate when the note is tilted (a world first).
- A high-definition watermark — a portrait rendered with fine tonal gradation, visible when held to light.
- A latent (hidden) denomination that appears when viewed from a certain angle.
- A raised tactile mark — a unique shape for people with visual impairments, different for each denomination.
- Microtext (including the bank's name printed at an extremely small size) around the portrait.
- UV-luminescent security fibres and serial number.
- A security thread embedded in the paper.