Bank Note
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"Banknote: Japanese occupation money (also known as Japanese invasion money). (whole) Landscape with temple. (obverse)"
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Identifier
CIB,EA.84
Origin
Burma
Connection to Philippines
Issuer: Japanese Imperial Government
Materials
Paper
Physical Dimensions
161 mm x 76 mm
Provenance
Donated by: ifs School of Finance
Acquisition Date
2009
Short description
Denomination: rupee
Technique: printed
Banknote serial number: BA
[Acquisition date] "On loan from ifs School of Finance (previously Chartered Institute of Bankers) between 1987 and 2009."
[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."
Technique: printed
Banknote serial number: BA
[Acquisition date] "On loan from ifs School of Finance (previously Chartered Institute of Bankers) between 1987 and 2009."
[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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“Bank Note,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 23, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3156.
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