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Natsuko Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 夏子, Hepburn: Higuchi Natsuko, 2 May 1872 – 23 November 1896), known by her pen name Higuchi Ichiyō (樋口 一葉), was a Japanese writer during the Meiji era. She was Japan's first professional woman writer of modern literature, specializing in short stories and poetry, and was also an extensive diarist.
The ¥5,000 note (五千円紙幣 gosen-en shihei) is a banknote denomination of the Japanese yen. It was first introduced in Japan in 1957 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series F (2024).
Banknotes under 1 yen were abolished in 1953, and those under 500 yen were discontinued by 1984. Higher end notes of 1000 yen and more made their appearance in the 1950s. These continue to be issued to the present in ¥1000, ¥2000, ¥5000, and ¥10,000 denominations.
When MacArthur and the US forces entered Japan in 1945, they decreed an official conversion rate of 15 yen to the USD. Within 1945–1946: the rate tanked to 50 yen to the USD because of the ongoing inflation. During the first half of 1946, the rate fluctuated to 66 yen to the USD and eventually plummeting to 600 yen to the dollar by 1947 ...
English: The obverse of the 5000 yen banknote, Series E, depicts Higuchi Ichiyō. Date: 1 November 2004: Source: Scanned at 1200 dpi using a portable scanner ...
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These were the first 5,000 yen coins to be struck in both regular (uncirculated) and proof format, and were issued in box sets along with 500 and 50,000 yen wedding commemoratives. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The design chosen for the 5000 yen coin depicts a pair of cranes in flight on the obverse, while the reverse has the Imperial Crest . [ 7 ]
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