Description: 1942 - 1943 WW2 Japanese Philippines Occupation Money 13 BillsThis listing is for 18 PESOS and 26 CENTAVOS in the following forms, all with ‘THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT’ at the top of the bill. Included are: Three serialized bills 100 PESOS batch numbers 2, 14, 17 and 10 PESOS; Fifteen alpha bills 10 PESOS PD (11), 10 PESOS PE (4). 50 CENTAVOS P1 (12) and 5 CENTAVOS PG (14). Japan entered World War 2 late in 1941. Beginning with the capture of the Philippines Japan confiscated all hard currency and replaced it with locally printed notes Invasion/Occupation money in 1942. ‘The first issue in 1942 consisted of denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50 CENTAVOS and 1, 5, 10 PESOS’ *(Wikipedia) In 1943 replacement notes of the 1, 5 and 10 PESOS were issued. 1944 brought in a 100 PESOS notes. The earlier notes DID NOT have a Serial Number. Some of the PESOS in this listing have serial numbers and some have alpha markings which per the Wikipedia reference below might indicate a counterfeit bill. ‘The U.S. counterfeited notes throughout the war partly in an attempt to destabilize the local economy, thereby demoralizing the Japanese, and to supply guerillas fighting the Japanese. General MacArthur asked the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to replicate the Japanese currency in the Philippines for his eventual return. By luck, a supply of paper made from plants native to Japan was located in the U.S.[7] When that supply was exhausted the counterfeiting operation was transferred to Australia. In 1943 MacArthur requested and received the following counterfeited notes: five million 10-peso notes, three million 5-peso notes, one and a half million 1-peso notes and five hundred thousand 50-centavo notes.[8] The American forgeries are known to have the following block letter codes: 50-centavo bills: PA, PB, PE, PF, PG, PH and PI 1-peso bills: PH 5-peso bills: PD 10-peso bills: PA, PB, and PC’ *(Wikipedia) Please not that I am not a business, just downsizing collections acquired over the years. If you purchase multiple items from me then let me know and I will work to combine shipments to reduce the shipping cost. Take the time to view the pictures closely to verify the description, and feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Ashland, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-02-14T18:18:26.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated & Uncirculated
Type: Occupation Money
Year: 1943
Country: Philippines
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Certification: Uncertified
