Price: $300.00 As above, horizontal pairs without selvage Price: $275.00 As above, blocks of 8 Price on Request Japanese Bank Notes with Shoshi Pick 79a, 10y (1930) with 10y shoshi, VG Price: $25.00 Pick 79b, 10y (1943-4 10y watermark) with 10y shoshi, VG Price: $25.00 Pick 79d, 10y (1945) with 10y shoshi, VF Price: $45.00 Pick 80a, 100y (1946) These islands were captured in order to defend the islands within the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Back Color: Brown. 50 Sen (US Military Currency - B-Note) - Japan - Numista The discussion of the monetary system for the civilian population tracks the discussion by M. Sera but is confusing as it relates to the prohibition of the use of "B" yen by the civilian population during the period from September 1, 1946 to August 1, 1947. B in underprint. ISSUED PURSUANT TO Early issues did not have serial numbers, and were issued without regard for inflation. Most banknotes from Japan will be worth at least $50. [citation needed]. Features. The back bears two propaganda messages in the Kachin, a Burmese warrior tribe, language. Japan: Banknote - 500 & 1000 Yen 1969, 1963 & 1984 P95 - P97 (a146) 2 photo. 5 Revalidated with Shoshi - Old Japanese yen Notes. In the early 1940s, the Japanese government issued military yen notes with a design prepared specifically for the military yen. The Japanese invaded Manila on 2 January 1942, and in the process captured more than $20.5Million in U.S. and local cash and an unknown amount of foreign currency and bullion. The 10 sen note () was a denomination of Japanese yen issued in four different series from 1872 to 1947 for use in commerce. Japan Numismatic Dealers Association (editor); 2022. The 1944 100-dollar replacement note no longer contained this message. Japan 5 Yen Paper Money Values Powered by NumisMaster Japan - Allied Military Currency - WWII 1945-1951 ND Issue 5 Yen New World Price Guide Search Specifications Year/Issue: 1945 Denomination: 5 Yen Design Face Color: Black on light blue underprint. Several types of currencies were put into circulation there during the occupation. Replacement notes (block H-A) substituted into packs of notes did not have the same numbers as the block "A-A" notes they replaced. Chinese, Hiragana, Latin, Lettering: Japanese invasion money, officially known as Southern Development Bank Notes (Japanese: Dai T-A Sens gunpy, "Greater East Asia War military scrip"), was currency issued by the Japanese Military Authority, as a replacement for local currency after the conquest of colonies and other states in World War II. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%. Lot of 6 $10.00 0 bids $4.50 shipping 9d 20h WW2 1940s OCCUPIED JAPAN Allied Military Currency One lot Pesos $35.00 $5.00 shipping or Best Offer 3 WW2? SERIES B General Information. Yen Yen The civilian (non-US Forces) monetary system existing in the Ryukyu Islands immediately after WWII is discussed in a 2003 "Working Paper"** published by the Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University. Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device. , Translation: Wartime Occupation Japanese Paper Money for sale | eBay Plates for this note were completed in Manila shortly before U.S. troops entered the city on 3 February 1945, and the Japanese printed the 1,000 Pesos note while they were retreating from Manila to Baguio. The "A" and "B" yen notes are catalogued/discussed in the below references. Lettering: [8] however, it was enough of a scare at the time to raise concerns. Issued pursuant to military proclamation, Initially printed in the U.S.A., subsequently printed in Japan.