Japan, 500 Yen, 1957, UNC, p93b

PCGS 67 OPQ, serial number: LA 716805M, Shotoku Taishi portrait at center. Shotoku, (573-621), the Prince of Holy Virtue, was a Japanese regent, statesman, and scholar. He prepared the Seventeen-article Constitution in 604 and contributed significantly to the political-cultural development that led to the Taika Reform of 645-649.