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Date
Manufacture 1942
Identifier
1947,0301.1
Origin
Southeast Asia: Philippines: Luzon
Materials
paper (technique: printed)
Physical Dimensions
159mm x 68mm
Provenance
Manila (NCR): Roxas Boulevard: Rizal Monument
Acquisition Date
1947 (Donated by Dr. J Walker)
Short description
Banknote: Japanese occupation money (also known as Japanese invasion money). Obverse printed in black; reverse printed in brown. Banana tree as watermark. (whole)
Rizal Monument. (obverse)
Denomination: peso
Banknote serial number{16} 0232573
Rizal Monument. (obverse)
Denomination: peso
Banknote serial number{16} 0232573
Display status
Currently not on display
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Issuer: Japanese Imperial Government.
(Curator's Comments) Japan aimed to unite the countries of Asia within a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. As Japanese forces took control of an area, they issued notes such as these, which had been prepared in advance. The denominations of the notes were in the local currency, usually tied at par with the yen. The capital letters are part of a code-system, with the first letter indicating the area: B = Burma, M = Malaya, O = Oceania, P = Philippines, S = Netherlands East Indies.
(Curator's Comments) Japan aimed to unite the countries of Asia within a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. As Japanese forces took control of an area, they issued notes such as these, which had been prepared in advance. The denominations of the notes were in the local currency, usually tied at par with the yen. The capital letters are part of a code-system, with the first letter indicating the area: B = Burma, M = Malaya, O = Oceania, P = Philippines, S = Netherlands East Indies.
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“Banknote,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2581.
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