Japanese Banknotes 1000 Yen note 1963 Ito Hirobumi
Bank of Japan - Nippon Ginko
Obverse: Portrait of Prince Ito Hirobumi.
Reverse: The old headquarters of Nippon Ginko - Bank of Japan, Tokyo.
Watermark: Profile of Prince Hirobumi Ito.
Japanese Banknotes - Japan Paper Money
ND (1963-1969) Issue
Prince Ito Hirobumi
Prince Itō Hirobumi (from 1907) Kōshaku (Duke [or Prince]) Itō Hirobumi, original name Toshisuke (born October 14, 1841, Suō province [now in Yamaguchi prefecture], Japan—died October 26, 1909, Harbin, Manchuria, China)was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman (genro) and four time Prime Minister of Japan (1885–88, 1892–96, 1898, 1900–01) genrō and Resident-General of Korea, who played a crucial role in building modern Japan. He helped draft the Meiji constitution (1889) and brought about the establishment of a bicameral national Diet (1890). He was created a marquess in 1884 and a duke (or prince) in 1907. Itō was assassinated by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun.