Before the World War II, Kiyomaro was considered as one of the Emperor's faithful servants comparable to Masashige KUSUNOKI, and his image was printed on a bill ('ro' ten yen bill).
第二次大戦前は、清麻呂は楠木正成などとならぶ勤皇の忠臣と見なされ、紙幣（ろ拾圓券）に肖像（想像）が印刷された。