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New Member
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Hello there, I am new to this forum, I hope I am posting in the right place, please correct me if I have posted in the wrong place. I have a bunch of older bills from a bunch of countries, I sorted through them and put the bills from the same country together - I ran into 2 bills that I could not identify. Here is the larger one, it measures 6 1/4 inches wide (east to west) and 3 5/8 inches tall (north to south), here it is:   I would appreciate any help or information that you can give me about this bill. I do not recognize the characters on this bill, anything you can tell me about it is most appreciated. Thank you, Julie |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First off, welcome.
It looks like Second World War Japanese occupation scrip, possibly for Formosa or Korea, but that's merely an educated guess.
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
05/02/2018 11:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is a post WWII note from Korea issued in the US administered southern area in 1947.
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New Member
 United States
9 Posts |
LuckyCuss, thank you so much for your reply, I appreciate it very much :). Also for the welcome - it is very nice of you to have welcomed me here.
Lettow, thank you so much for identifying this note - I wondered if it was Korean as I have some Korean notes and this seemed similar to one of them to me. I could not read the characters however, thank you so much for letting me know what this bill is.
Thanks to both of you, Julie
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Valued Member
Korea, Republic Of
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This banknote is similar to the one lettow mentioned, but it is not the one issued in 1947. Its still a post-WW2, Korean note, but it is the 100 Yen/Won banknote that was printed beginning on July 1, 1946. This run of banknotes has serial numbers that go from 1A to 9A and are worth a little more than their 1947 cousins. This one in its current condition here in Korea is about $15. The same banknotes that have serial numbers 10A to 48A are the ones from 1947. Sweet note!
The old man on the note is called Sunoin in Korean. He is a mythical god-ish fella who is a symbol of longevity in Asian culture. If you want to read more, look up The Old Man of the South Pole.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Well, I think we have a winner here. Most impressive, Lembafc! Though I would expect someone who lives in Korea and visits this forum to be somewhat of an expert.  Hopefully Julie comes back to read the knowledge laid down by Lembafc here. |
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Valued Member
Korea, Republic Of
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@Celticknot thanks! I thought the same while typing the comment. 'I hope they come back to read this' LOL I have a whole bunch of these; the 1946s and 47s. They are a fun group of bills to collect all the serial numbers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I am reading the SCWPM correctly the ND(1946) notes would be Pick #44 and the ND(1947) notes would be Pick #46.
KK
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Valued Member
Korea, Republic Of
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Nope. This bill is Pick #45. The Pick 44 bills do not have the letter A next to their serial numbers. Also the pick 44s were printed on December 10 1945 and are worth insane amounts of money. For example, a P44 100 Won note in VG is ~$200 according to my Korean references.
So, overall:
The three 100 Won/Yen bills look crazy similar; however:
Serial numbers 3~7 are Pick 44 from 1945 -or- No serial number at all
Serial numbers 1A~9A are Pick 45 from 1946
Serial numbers 10A~48A are Pick 46 from 1947.
There is also a distinct difference in the inscription for the mint/press at the bottom of the note. This would be a dead give away for the P44.
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06/14/2018 07:07 am
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