Japan 2000 Commemorative Yen PMG 66 Single Letter Prefix W215168T

Obverse

Shureimon, a 16th-century gate at Shuri Castle in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; Cherry blossom and chrysanthemum motifs.

Scripts: Chinese, Chinese (traditional, seal script)

Manufactured by the Finance Ministry Printing Bureau (Okurasho)

Reverse

Scene 38 "The Bell Cricket" from The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) and a copy of the upper portion of the script in the background on the left.

A portrait of its author, Murasaki Shikibu at the lower right.

Scripts: Chinese, Hiragana, Latin

Lettering:

NIPPON GINKO 2000

いるいのつあたに十す

とにとけるまま宮五ゞ

しれなはときひお夜む

げいみひてみつはのし

くのにななたゝしゆ

　わいとらち念てふ

そきす二殊は

2000き 2000 YEN 紫式部

Translation:

Bank of Japan

Murasaki Shikibu

Watermark

Shureimon Gate