5,000 Yens for Visually Impaired
On 12 May 2014, the Bank of Japan reissued the ¥5,000 banknote with redesigned tactile features for easier note usage by the visually impaired.
According to the bank's press release, the main difference of the new note from the old-design note (2004) is the design of the transparent film coating the hologram in the lower left corner on the face. It's turned 1.7 times bigger, also from ellipsoid to rectangular. By touch, the transparent film differs from other note surface areas. Now by shape and size, it differs from the film on the ¥10,000 to make it easier for the visually impaired to recognize the new note.
As for the rest, the design and security features on the ¥5,000 didn't change. 2004 notes remain legal tender and will be withdrawn from circulation adjusted for wear.
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