 Old style 50 yen notes made during the Meiji era are considered to be very rare today with few existing examples, these were first issued in 1872 and later discontinued in 1899.The next series of 50 yen bills were intended to be issued in 1927, but were never released for circulation due to the Shōwa financial crisis.Two types of "Specimen" notes are known to exist which are now a rarity valued in the millions of yen.