Imperial Japan Set #1
20 Yen 1945-51 ND Issue P72

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Set Details
Note Description: Japan / Allied Military Currency WWII
20 Yen SB256 ND (1946)
Grade: XF 45 EPQ
Country: JAP
Note Number: JAP72
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - "A" in Unpt.
Certification #: 8074370-005  
Owner: RedWolfWhiteEagle
Sets Competing: Imperial Japan Set #1  Score: 756
Imperial Japan AMC  Score: 756
Imperial Allied Millitary Currency Set  Score: 756
Date Added: 8/17/2020
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Obverse: Leafy designs.
Obverse Colors: Black, DarkBlue and light blue underprint. A in underprint.
Reverse: Leafy designs.
Reverse Colors: Dark Brown on Light Brown.
Issuer: Allied Military Command.
Date of first issue: 1946.
Material: Cotton paper.
Usage: Following the end of World War II, the US military used a separate scrip called "A type yen" while "B type yen" were only used by the local civilians. Beginning in 1948, the A type yen was deprecated, and B type yen came to be used by military and civilians alike.

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