She is the second lady to have her portrait used on a banknote, after the Empress Jingu (the one-yen note of the Empire of Japan was issued starting in 1881; the Empress's portrait was pure fiction). |
女性としては神功皇后(大日本帝国政府紙幣;壱円券は1881年発行開始;肖像は全くの創作)以来の採用である。 |