Bank of Japan begins circulating 2,000-yen notes

Bank of Japan begins circulating 2,000-yen notes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) officials begin distributing 2,000-yen banknotes, the country's first new banknote in 42 years, to financial institutions at its head office in Tokyo's Nihombashi on July 19.

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