Banknotes renewal - 10,000-yen Eiichi Shibusawa, 5,000-yen Umeko Tsuda

Recently the Nihon Keizai Shimbun On-line reported the following:

紙幣刷新へ　1万円は渋沢栄一、5000円は津田梅子

経済

2019/4/9 1:34 (2019/4/9 9:34更新)

政府・日銀は2024年度前半に千円、5千円、1万円の各紙幣（日本銀行券）を一新させる。麻生太郎財務相が9日午前に発表した。刷新は04年以来となる。千円札の図柄は北里柴三郎、5千円札は津田梅子、1万円札は渋沢栄一になる。「平成」から「令和」への改元機運を盛り上げる。自動販売機などの関連需要が生まれるため、景気刺激の効果もありそうだ。

渋沢栄一は第一国立銀行（現在のみずほ銀行）など数多くの企業を設立し、日本の資本主義の父とされた。1万円札の図柄変更は1984年に聖徳太子から福沢諭吉になって以来となる。

津田梅子は津田塾大学の創始者で、特に女子の英語教育の指導に注力した。5千円札は現在の樋口一葉に続き、女性の図柄となる。

北里柴三郎は日本における近代医学の父として知られ、感染症予防や細菌学の発展に大きく貢献した。ペスト菌を発見した功績もある。

新紙幣には最新の偽造防止技術などを用いる。政府は5月1日から元号を令和とする発表に続いて、紙幣の刷新も発表した。心理面の好転を狙い、個人消費の喚起など経済効果も期待しているとみられる。

Translation

The government and the Bank of Japan would renew banknotes of 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 yen (Japanese banknotes) in the first half of 2024. Finance Minister Taro Aso announced this in the morning of the 9th. It was a renewal since 2004. One thousand-yen bills design would be Kitazato Yuzaburo, 5,000-yen bills would be Tsuda Umeko, and 10,000-yen bills would Shibusawa Eiichi. It was an opportunity to stir up the climax in era change from "Heisei" to "Rekazu". Because it would generate demand needs in vending machines and other related area, it was seen as an effective stimulus.

Eiichi Shibusawa founded a number of companies including Daiichi National Bank (now Mizuho Bank) and was considered as the father of Japanese capitalism. A design change in the 10,000-yen bills from Shotoku Taiko to Fukuzawa Yukikichi was done in 1984 and was in use since then.

Umeko Tsuda was the founder of Tsuda College who focused on teaching English education to girls in particular. A five-thousand-yen bill, following the present Higuchi Ichiba, would continue to use a female figure.

Kitasato Yuzaburo was known as the father of modern medicine in Japan who had contributed greatly to the development of infectious disease prevention and bacteriology. He also had achievements in finding a plague fungus.

The latest banknotes would use the latest anti-counterfeit technology. Following the announcement of a new ear on May 1^st, the government would also announce the renewal of banknotes. With the aim of improving the psychological aspect, it was expected that economic effects such as aspiration of personal consumption would be aroused.

      I am eager to know how far Japan will go in using the latest anti-counterfeit technology to print their new money.