Top Document: Paper Money Collecting FAQ Previous Document: 2.8) I found a note with a star next to the serial number, what does this mean? Next Document: 2.10) I found a note marked "SPECIMEN" with a serial number of all zeros, what is it? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge It's Japanese Invasion Money (JIM). This was printed by Japan for use in The Philippines, Malaya (not Malaysia), Burma, and Oceania during World War II (and presumably beyond) as part of the so called Co-Prosperity Sphere. Enormous quantities of these notes were printed and most of them are worth very little. However, they have an interesting history. Some have various overprints on them. Here's a rundown on the different monetary units: Burma: rupees/cents (block letters starting with "B") Philippines: pesos/centavos Malaya: dollars/cents (block letters starting with "M") Oceania: pounds/shillings (block letters starting with "O") Netherlands Indies: gulden/cents (block letters starting with "S" - "De Japansche Regeering" instead of "The Japanese Government") The Malaya notes have been touted as "invasion" money made for the conquering of the U.S., but this is not correct. User Contributions:Top Document: Paper Money Collecting FAQ Previous Document: 2.8) I found a note with a star next to the serial number, what does this mean? Next Document: 2.10) I found a note marked "SPECIMEN" with a serial number of all zeros, what is it? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Bruce Giese <giesewpm@tiac.net>
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