boydle Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I have been sent the following 3 notes they are Japanese Invasion however i do not know the country or other details about them any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I'm not an expert on these, but a quick search turned up that the first one is from Micronesia/Oceania. The second one is probably from the Philippines. The third one is from the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia today). During the second World War, most European powers had their entire forces focused on Hitler and Mussolini in Europe, and Japan seized the opportunity to invade and conquer a great number of smaller, less defensible island territories. Many territories fell within days of the initial invasion, and Japan replaced their currency with these special "Invasion Bank notes." Initially, Japan earned the support of the natives by championing itself as the "liberators" from the European oppression, but quickly proved to be no better than their predecessors. After the war came to an end, many of these colonies firmly demanded independence, and it was granted to a great many of them. More information: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Japanese...pation_currency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anil2 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hi, You can get more info about them at following URL of Bank of Japan: http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english_htmls/faq2.htm Hope this helps. Anil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydle Posted September 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Thanks, The One Cent is Indonisa The 1000 Peso is Phillipines the 1 Pound is ociania I thought i had all of the Phillipine notes but it seems i was not only missing this note but also some variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 These are interesting notes and certainly carry a significant history with them. I think the one pound note is pretty common. I hadn't seen the Phillipines note before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 The Japanese use the Manila mint to print money but latter on, its value decline, for thier are guirella notes circulating and used by the Filipino. http://philmoney.blogspot.com/search/label...se%20Occupation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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