Takamaikan Tsukon

The Takamaikan Tsukon, also known locally as "Tsukyon", is the official currency of Takamaiku. The Tsukon is subdivided in cents or sen (錢). As English is one of the main language spoken in the country, both the banknotes and coins are bilingual, (Japanese and English). Bank of Takamaiku is the issuing authority of the Tsukon currency.

Part of the Takamaikan Government's Economic Modernization Plan of 1875, the Takamaikan Tsukon was created to formalize a uniform currency throughout the newly-indepedent nation. Unlike Japan, the currency is modelled by the American decimal currency system rather than the standard European decimal currency system.

During the Japanese Occupation, the currency was switched to the Japanese Yen under the puppet government and after World War Two ended and the US occupying the island, the currency was then reverted back to its original currency.

The Takamaikan Tsukon is the world's fifthteen most traded currency and is widely used as reserve currency.

Banknotes
As the government temporarily chartered two banks to issue banknotes since its introuduction on 1876, in 1881, The Bank of Takamaiku was created thru the Central Bank Act of 1881 and took over the issuing authority of the Takamaikan Tsukon. As a result of the government takeover of the issuing authority, the Takamaikan Government enacted a law to prohibit banks to issue their own bank notes.

Throughout the years, the design of the bank notes were changed to distinguish itself apart from the Japanese Yen. In June 2015 with its newly Atarashī Sedai" Banknote Series, these banknotes were printed with polymer substrate rather than cotton fiber with new security feautures such as the EURion constellation, and a reflective Coat of Arms logo.