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Japanese 100-yen banknote, specifically the 1930 Bank of Japan Convertible 100 Yen, Type Otsu (乙100円), cataloged as Pick #42 Country: Japan Denomination: 100 Yen Date: 1930 (Showa 5) Type: Bank of Japan Convertible Note, Otsu 100 Yen Pick: P-42 Portrait: Prince Shōtoku (Shotoku Taishi) Building: Hōryū-ji / Yumedono imagery Size: about 162 × 93 mm It was issued beginning in 1930 and was demonetized in 1946. This is a historically interesting note because it was the first Japanese banknote to feature Prince Shōtoku, and Japan's National Printing Bureau describes it as a landmark example of Japanese banknote design and printing.