Event held in Okinawa on issue of 2,000-yen note

Event held in Okinawa on issue of 2,000-yen note

NAHA, Japan - Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya (C) and other people hold replicas of the new 2,000-yen note in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 19 in an event marking the issue of the banknote held in front of the Shureimon Gate, which is featured on the bill. The Bank of Japan issued the new note to commemorate the year 2000 and the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Okinawa.

New banknote in front of Shureimon Gate

New banknote in front of Shureimon Gate

NAHA, Japan - A woman in traditional Okinawa costume displays a new 2,000 yen banknote issued July 19 with the Shureimon Gate in Naha featured in the banknote in the background.

Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Finance Ministry on May 8 begins printing 2,000 yen banknotes at its Takinogawa plant in Tokyo's Kita Ward. The new bills, issued to commemorate the summit of the Group of Eight nations in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23, feature an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of the prefecture. The bills will be put into circulation July 19.

2,000-yen banknotes to be issued July 19

2,000-yen banknotes to be issued July 19

TOKYO, Japan - The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan announced April 21 that 2,000-yen banknotes will be issued for the first time July 19. The photo, taken April 21, shows the obverse side (top) featuring Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of Okinawa Prefecture, and the reverse side (bottom), portraying a scene from ''The Tale of Genji,'' a Japanese novel written nearly 1,000 years ago. The latest antiforgery technology is used in the printing of the new bills.

Miyazawa shows design of 2,000 yen bill

Miyazawa shows design of 2,000 yen bill

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa shows on Oct. 29 the design of a 2,000 yen bill which will be issued by July next year to mark the year 2000. The front of the bill depicts the Shureimon gates of Shuri Castle on the outskirts of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The other side depicts a scene from the ''Tale of Genji,'' the Japanese classic written in the early 11th century by court lady Murasaki Shikibu.

Design of Japan's new 2,000-yen bill

Design of Japan's new 2,000-yen bill

TOKYO, Japan - The front (above) of the new 2,000-yen bill features an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, a symbol of Okinawa Prefecture, while the reverse shows a scene from the 1,000-year-old literary classic ''The Tale of Genji'' and a portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu. The bill, unveiled Oct. 29, will be issued in time for the summit of the G-8 nations in Okinawa next July.

New banknote in front of Shureimon Gate

New banknote in front of Shureimon Gate

NAHA, Japan - A woman in traditional Okinawa costume displays a new 2,000 yen banknote issued July 19 with the Shureimon Gate in Naha featured in the banknote in the background.

World Heritage castle in Okinawa

World Heritage castle in Okinawa

File photo taken in January 2003 shows the Shureimon Gate of Shuri Castle, a World Heritage site, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World Heritage castle in Okinawa

World Heritage castle in Okinawa

File photo taken in July 2018 shows the Shureimon Gate of Shuri Castle, a World Heritage site, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Heisei: 2,000 yen banknote

Heisei: 2,000 yen banknote

Photo shows a woman dressed in traditional Okinawan attire in Naha, southern Japan, in July 2000 holding a newly issued 2,000 yen banknote featuring the Shureimon Gate (back). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Tourists crowd near the Shureimon Gate of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Event held in Okinawa on issue of 2,000-yen note

Event held in Okinawa on issue of 2,000-yen note

NAHA, Japan - Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya (C) and other people hold replicas of the new 2,000-yen note in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 19 in an event marking the issue of the banknote held in front of the Shureimon Gate, which is featured on the bill. The Bank of Japan issued the new note to commemorate the year 2000 and the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Okinawa.

Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Finance Ministry on May 8 begins printing 2,000 yen banknotes at its Takinogawa plant in Tokyo's Kita Ward. The new bills, issued to commemorate the summit of the Group of Eight nations in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23, feature an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of the prefecture. The bills will be put into circulation July 19.

2,000-yen banknotes to be issued July 19

2,000-yen banknotes to be issued July 19

TOKYO, Japan - The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan announced April 21 that 2,000-yen banknotes will be issued for the first time July 19. The photo, taken April 21, shows the obverse side (top) featuring Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of Okinawa Prefecture, and the reverse side (bottom), portraying a scene from ''The Tale of Genji,'' a Japanese novel written nearly 1,000 years ago. The latest antiforgery technology is used in the printing of the new bills.

Miyazawa shows design of 2,000 yen bill

Miyazawa shows design of 2,000 yen bill

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa shows on Oct. 29 the design of a 2,000 yen bill which will be issued by July next year to mark the year 2000. The front of the bill depicts the Shureimon gates of Shuri Castle on the outskirts of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The other side depicts a scene from the ''Tale of Genji,'' the Japanese classic written in the early 11th century by court lady Murasaki Shikibu.

Design of Japan's new 2,000-yen bill

Design of Japan's new 2,000-yen bill

TOKYO, Japan - The front (above) of the new 2,000-yen bill features an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, a symbol of Okinawa Prefecture, while the reverse shows a scene from the 1,000-year-old literary classic ''The Tale of Genji'' and a portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu. The bill, unveiled Oct. 29, will be issued in time for the summit of the G-8 nations in Okinawa next July.