Q: Japanese Invasion 5 centavo with "chopmark"?

Weiss

Coin guy here. I know little of this stuff is "rare", but I've gotten some interesting pieces from a big collection recently (including Burma and Oceania pieces), and a few JAPWANCAP stamps.

This is the only one out of ~300 bills that had a Japanese "chopmark".

Common? Cool? Any info appreciated:

Andres

Its stands for Mi-Hon = Specimen note
Specimen notes are much rarer then the common issued notes,
but I have no idear if its real (looks primitive) or what its worth.

lettow

The japanese typically over printed in red and not within a circle.

Weiss

Interesting. Thanks, guys. There isn't anything else special about this note that I can see. And it was mixed in with a couple hundred other bills.

Strange.

rbethea

There's a JIM note specialist on the IBNS forum....do you care if I send him a picture and ask him for info/value?

Weiss

Originally posted by: rbethea
There's a JIM note specialist on the IBNS forum....do you care if I send him a picture and ask him for info/value?

Not at all. This whole lot has already sold to another one of our board members. But I'd like to be able to tell him he can retire

rbethea

Here was his response....more to come:

I do not believe it is a Mihon or Specimen note. I have a collection of Specimen notes and they are nothing like it. They are usually in red and down one side . I have contacted the local Japanese takeaway and the old lady will try to identify it for me. One of the troubles is that the Japanese way of writing changed after the war and younger people cannot read it. My ex wife is Japanese and I will ask her in the next week or too as well. Thanks for your interest. I am not a specialist in JIM money but a very very keen serious collector as soon as I get a answer I will be in contact.

Andres

Your right , rbethea . Its not a MI HON stamp, I thought it was upside down , but the caracters are not the same and the colour is wrong black instead of red.
curious what it means.