Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes ( British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas, including New Guinea 'One Shilling'

Identifier

2011-09-0010-001

Title

Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes ( British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas, including New Guinea 'One Shilling'

Type

Personal Belongings Other

Description

1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ONE SHILLING OC ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit / palm tree motifs printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso

Creator

Coverage

Medium

Paper and pigment

Format

Provenance

Japanese issued

Date

Second World War, 1939-1945

Audience

Case 72

Source

Date Created

41220

References

http://www.tomchao.com/as/jima.html ; http://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/japmoney.htm