「福沢諭吉」製造終了　新紙幣の量産開始

　福沢諭吉の肖像がデザインされた１万円札をはじめ、５千円、千円の現行紙幣の製造が終わっていたことが４日、分かった。既に渋沢栄一らを採用した新紙幣の量産が始まっており、２０２４年度上半期をめどに流通する予定だ。
　現在の５千円札には樋口一葉、千円札には野口英世の肖像が印刷されている。政府は１９年、日本の資本主義の礎を築いた渋沢栄一、女性教育を推進した津田梅子、日本近代医学の父と呼ばれる北里柴三郎に、それぞれデザインを切り替えると発表。偽造防止が目的で、今年６～７月に国立印刷局で新紙幣３種類の量産を始めている。（2022/11/04-20:03）

Japan has finished the printing of the current 10,000-yen banknote, with a portrait of prominent educator Yukichi Fukuzawa, it has been learned.
   Production has also been terminated for the 5,000- and 1,000-yen bills, with portraits of Meiji era (1868-1912) writer Ichiyo Higuchi and bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi, respectively.
   Mass production of the redesigned 10,000-, 5,000- and 1,000-yen banknotes has already started, with their circulation slated to begin in the first half of fiscal 2024.
   The new 10,000-yen bill has a portrait of Eiichi Shibusawa, known as the father of Japan's capitalism. The new 5,000- and 1,000-yen bills have portraits of Umeko Tsuda, who contributed to promoting education for women, and Shibasaburo Kitasato, known as the father of modern medicine in Japan, respectively.
   The banknote redesigning, announced by the Japanese government in 2019, is intended to prevent counterfeiting.