History / About
Yukichi The Big Money (諭吉 ザ・ビッグマネー) commemorates the retirement of Japan’s ¥10,000 banknote portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi (in circulation 1984-2024), adapting the YUKIKO (RY-007) face curve into a thicker monometal shape. Portrait artwork credited to Atelier Umiyury (a real illustration studio); base design by regular designer “Sususu”/Usukino.
