My six WWII Japanese Occupation notes for $.75 US 90% REDUCED!
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The Japanese launched an attack of the Philippines just 10 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Its American defenders, led by General Douglas MacArthur, retreated or were captured in 1942, resulting in the infamous Bataan Death March in which thousands of US soldiers perished.
The Japanese maintained a tenuous though belligerent hold on the islands from 1942 until their surrender in 1945. During this time, the Japanese government issued occupational currency, colloquially called “Mickey Mouse Money”.
This collection consists of six bills.
Three from the first (1942) series:
1 very early 5-peso bill
1 10-peso bill
1 50 centavo bill
And three from the 1943 series:
1 peso
5 pesos
10 pesos
Both 10-peso notes and the 50-centavo note are in good condition and are mostly crisp. The browns, blues, greens and golds are all sharp and attractive.
The 5-peso and 1-peso notes are more circulated, with the early 5-peso understandably the most circulated.
Check out the reverses –isn’t that an awesome rainbow of color?! I love how closely they resemble American currency.
These are fascinating pieces of history, now about 70 years old. Great for collectors of WWII, Japanese, occupational, Philippines, and 20th century US coins & currency. They’d make a beautiful and interesting framed wall hanging, and are a great background for photographing coins of the era.
Offering all six bills (plus a bonus post-occupation series 1949 1 peso note) in exchange for $.75 (REDUCED TO $.50) US 90%. What do you have?
The Japanese maintained a tenuous though belligerent hold on the islands from 1942 until their surrender in 1945. During this time, the Japanese government issued occupational currency, colloquially called “Mickey Mouse Money”.
This collection consists of six bills.
Three from the first (1942) series:
1 very early 5-peso bill
1 10-peso bill
1 50 centavo bill
And three from the 1943 series:
1 peso
5 pesos
10 pesos
Both 10-peso notes and the 50-centavo note are in good condition and are mostly crisp. The browns, blues, greens and golds are all sharp and attractive.
The 5-peso and 1-peso notes are more circulated, with the early 5-peso understandably the most circulated.
Check out the reverses –isn’t that an awesome rainbow of color?! I love how closely they resemble American currency.
These are fascinating pieces of history, now about 70 years old. Great for collectors of WWII, Japanese, occupational, Philippines, and 20th century US coins & currency. They’d make a beautiful and interesting framed wall hanging, and are a great background for photographing coins of the era.
Offering all six bills (plus a bonus post-occupation series 1949 1 peso note) in exchange for $.75 (REDUCED TO $.50) US 90%. What do you have?
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame
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