Japan. Japanese Imperial Government (票手用軍). 1st issue of military banknotes. 1937

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Japan (日本, Nippon)
 
- Asia and Middle East Currency Directory
- Japan Currency Directory
- Military, occupation currency of Japan
- The Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945/World War II 1939 - 1945

P:M1s
 
September 10 - Yr.12. ND (1937). 見本 (Mi-hon, SAMPLE)


 

Military banknote 50 Sep (1st issue, 1937)

P:M2s
 
50 Sep - Yr.12. ND (1937). 見本 (Mi-hon, SAMPLE)


 

Military banknote 1 yen (1st issue, 1937)

P:M3s
 
1 yen - Yr.12. ND (1937). 見本 (Mi-hon, SAMPLE)


 

Military banknote 5 yen (1st issue, 1937)
R: М4а
 
5 yen - Yr.12. ND(1937).


P:M4s
 
5 yen - Yr.12. ND (1937). 見本 (Mi-hon, SAMPLE)


 

Military banknote 10 yen (1st issue, 1937)

Japanese Imperial Government Military banknote 10 yen 1937

333333-Military banknote 10 yen (1st issue, 1937) -44444

 
 
 
 
 
R: М5а
 
10 yen - Yr.12. ND(1937).


P:M5s
 
10 yen - Yr.12. ND (1937). 見本 (Mi-hon, SAMPLE)

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1. Issue description:

1.1. Issue: Japanese Imperial Government. 1st issue of military banknotes. 1937

On October 14, 1938, an announcement was published on the issue of military banknotes to pay for military costs. To this end, special agencies were established in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hanzhou and Suzhou. Agencies were also required to withdraw Bank of Japan notes from circulation. Military yen were printed in Japan, and their issuance in China was made by Yokohama Speshi Bank on behalf of the Ministry of Finance of Japan and the Bank of Japan. The military yen was issued without any security. Initially, the military yen was used for settlements with trading enterprises serving the invaders, then they began to be used for all settlements with the local population and for paying salaries to military personnel.
Formally, the rate of the military yen to the Japanese yen was 1:1. The exchange rate for the local currency was established only after the formation of puppet governments and the establishment of emission banks controlled by the Bank of Japan. (B.V. Senilov Military money of World War II. Moscow. Finance and statistics. 1991.)

1.2. Manufacturer of banknotes (printing house):

Imperial Press Bureau of Japan (大日本帝國印刷局製造)

1.3. Signatures: No signatures .

1.4. Author (s) of the sign design: not known.

 

2. Notes:

 

3. Literature:

3.1. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, 1368-1960. Krause Publications; Sixteenth Edition (16) (29. Dezember 2016) {Catalog code - "P"}