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1942 Japanese Gov Banknotes WWII

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 Posted 04/10/2026  06:26 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Kacinicole17 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have a large set of random Banknotes from the war era and was curious if any are more sought after by collectors than others or if any hold value possibly.

I have 1,5,10,and 50 centavos notes, mostly all stamped with block letters, but some have fractional letters.

Also have 1,5, & 10 peso bills. Some stamped with block letters and others with a 2 digit number in {} with a bigger amount of numbers on other side.

Have some B notes in 10&50 Sen, One Yen.

Another bill that shows 50 but everything else is in Japanese so I'll have to add photo of.


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Those are just mostly the main ones I have or that are all in the best condition. Most of the centavos are u circulated along with the Sen and zen bills. I have found some info on them over the past few years but not really alot that's detailed or more then the basic vague used in war and we're banned and taken away.
Anyway thanks for any neat info or help you might have about them. I can post photos if really need them or can list the stamps on them if helps at all but for now going to leave it with these and will make a seperate post of the rest I have later.
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 Posted 04/10/2026  1:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add captaincoffee to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The 50 sen note in the center of the photo is from Showa 17 (1942). I see what appear to be 10 sen and 50 sen allied military notes, circa 1945-1946, behind that. Not sure of the condition, but these note are plentiful and can be had for a couple bucks usually. I believe A notes are worth a little more than B notes because they only circulated briefly. Higher denomination notes in uncirculated condition can be worth more. You can always check ebay sold listings for more accurate prices for individual notes.
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Yea I kinda tried checking ebay and some seemed right but others didn't. From what I learned off the ten Sen ones I have, they are more rare due to the A A serial numbers so wasn't quite matching ebays prices. Also have them in sets which said added to value also. Alot of the ones I'm more curious about is the centavos bills because I have multiple ones that have dif letters of markings
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