1940s 3 WWII Japanese Occupied Philippines Banknotes 'Mickey Mouse Money' VG+

Description: WWII Philippines Japanese Invasion Money 'Mickey Mouse Money' - 'JIM Notes' What You See Is What You Get Banknote Lot YP0528002 – Occupied Philippines Japanese military scrip 1942 to 1945. In this lot you get: (1x) 1942-45 1 Centavo, number in guilloche. Rarer fractional block letters. (1x) 1942-45 5 Centavos, number in guilloche. 2 block letters. (1x) 1942-45 10 Centavos, number in guilloche. Rarer fractional block letters. (1x) 1942-45 50 Centavos, banana note w/number in guilloche. 2 block letters. (1x) Series 1943 1 Peso, Rizal Monument (1x) Series 1943 5 Pesos, Rizal Monument (1x) Series 1942 10 Pesos, Banana Plantation (1x) Series 1943 100 Pesos, Rizal Monument Military scrip and de facto currency issued by the Imperial Japanese Government for the occupied U.S. Commonwealth of the Philippines. Notes are in circulated (used) condition. Light dirt, stains, edge wear, small nicks and scuffs. Paper solid, no splits or seps; usual counter stamps, folds and creases. Details clear. Colors good. Much crispness remains. Rates an old-school VG+/F. See scans. Called “Mickey Mouse Money” by Filipinos during the Second World War, and later, "JIM" notes (Japanese Invasion Money) by collectors, these authentic artifacts document turbulent times. What you see is what you get. Makes a nice gift for the Old Cold Warrior, student, educator, or history buff in your life! FREE DOMESTIC U.S. SHIPPING Thanks for looking! Please see my other items for more German, Japanese and other historical curios. Q: What am I buying, and why would I want it? A: This is a selection of notes issued by Japan between 1942 and 1945 for the occupied Philippines in World War Two. In January 1942 Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Martial law was declared and a 1:1 exchange rate between the Japanese military scrip peso and the existing Commonwealth Peso (₱) was set. Similar to the RKK notes their German Axis allies carried in their invasion of Poland, Japanese troops had arrived with millions in scrip conveniently printed well in advance of the war. Known as 'Southern Development Bank' (SDB) notes, Filipinos soon nicknamed the occupation currency "mickey mouse money" - play money. However, refusal to accept this play money carried the death penalty. The first series of occupation peso notes had a generic banana plantation scene for their vignette. In 1943 a second series featuring Manila's monument to the Philippine patriot, Jose Rizal, was introduced. The redesign was undertaken in furtherance of Japanese propaganda promoting pan-Asian nationalism and economic integration, under their leadership. They branded this imperial experiment 'The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' and gave it a suitably militant motto, "Asia for the Asians!" Immediately upon Liberation the Japanese scrip was declared worthless. Hoards of the notes were found in bank vaults across the islands. Much of the booty that wasn't burned, buried or dumped, was (oddly,) given to the Red Cross which passed them along as souvenirs. At “liberation parties” across the archipelago great piles of the things were tossed out over the happy crowds like confetti. Those examples are usually identifiable by having a pair of punch holes in them. Buyer Beware: Counterfeits (also quite oddly,) exist. The saga of the Japanese War Notes didn't end with the war; for most of the next two decades a battle over billions in compensation led by an association called JAPWANCAP would play out in courts in the Philippines and the United States. You will hold history in your hands. SKR: 1932414548NP00 CC89 D44D 7D7F 9MB3 240623

Price: 13.99 USD

Location: Camden, New Jersey

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