◆50 sen 五拾銭 / Itagaki Taisuke 板垣退助 Size: 6×10.8 cm Number of banknotes: 200 50sen × 200 The “Japanese Government Banknote Itagaki Taisuke 50 sen” issued in 1948 (March 10, 1948) and discontinued in 1953 (December 31, 1953). The portrait is of the Japanese samurai and politician “Itagaki Taisuke 板垣退助,” and on the back is a photograph of the National Diet Building.These small-denomination banknotes were used in Japan after World War II. These are banknotes used in Japan before and after World War II, and while some are clean, many are damaged. Please understand the situation. Carefully packaged and shipped from Japan to overseas. We have other rare items up for current auction. Please check them out.