The Snapshots in Time Collection
Assortment of WWII-Era Japanese Currency, War Bonds, and Allied Military Occupation Scrip
This grouping of paper currency and bonds illustrates the financial machinery of wartime and occupied Japan: Imperial savings bonds sold to fund the war effort, worn Bank of Japan notes, and the Allied Military Currency ('B-Yen') printed by the United States for use during the occupation of Japan after 1945. A Japanese-issued Philippine peso note reflects the reach of Japan's wartime currency system across occupied Asia. Project: 218485