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After my Marine Dad was wounded on Okinawa in WWII, he was stationed in Tsing Tao China waiting the invasion of Japan, which never occurred. He did bring back 2 Chinese bank notes as souvenirs. They are in really rough shape, but that doesn't matter to me as I have no intention of parting with them. I would however, like to learn about them... what they are, how old, etc etc.... the 50 is about 2-1/2 x 4 inches, and the 10 is about 3-1/8 x 5-1/2 inches. Thanks in advance for any help...     |
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Hello mtuma3,
I have 2 of the same 10 yen notes that you have posted. I am curious about these notes as well. One of the notes I have is pretty dark and discolored, but the other seems pretty good. The better one of the bills has been stamped along the edge with red characters, the meaning of which I do not know, but have noticed that is one difference between the two notes. I have no idea how to tell the year on these notes - I would like to know if someone can tell me how to tell the year. Anyway, I will be watching this thread to see if any more comes to light about these notes. Best, Julie
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Mtuma3, my Dad was also in Tsingtao in late 1945 and 1946, with the USS Antietam, a fleet carrier. At the end of the war, when the bombs were dropped, 3,000 men came on deck and thanked God they were not going to die in an invasion of Japan.
No one can put a price on the sentimental value of the souvenir notes our men brought home from the war.
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Thanks for the replies... Maybe he took them from a dead Japanese soldier... he never said where they came from...
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Well there's a big chance he ended up in Japan too. If he went by boat back to the States, he might have stopped off in Japan on the way, if by plane then a big chance too.
Yes, there's also a chance he got them in Japan from someone. There must have been Japanese notes floating around in China at the time.
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He probably got them from a living Japanese soldier POW, the army in China needed to be disarmed.
Most of the service routed home through Japan, and got to visit Nagasaki, the port there was still useable.
The card games on the ships coming home were Homeric in nature, lots of captured weapons and monies changed hands, as well as US dollars. Dad told me about one guy who walked off the ship in Long Beach with over twenty rifles and pistols hanging off of him, he had help getting down the gangway.
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augsburger, I believe the second note should be a P51 rather than a P56? https://www.banknotes.com/jp51.htmP51 carry both a batch number and serial number. Batch numbers ranging in 1 - 480 P56 only has the batch number with range 481 - 533 |
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