Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
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WW II Japanese Government Pesos
Object/Artifact
WW II Japanese Government Pesos (also called "Southern Development Bank Notes", "Greater East Asia War Military Scrip", or, informally, "Japanese Invasion Money").
Paper bills, Qty 54 5-centavos and Qty 67 10-centavos denominations.
The 5-centavos bills are marked on the face with:
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
FIVE CENTAVOS
PM
V
Followed by Japanese Kanji
The 10-centavos bills are marked on the face with:
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
TEN CENTAVOS
PX
Followed by Japanese Kanji
The bills appear to be new and uncirculated.
NOTE: Japanese Imperial Currency was considered worthless in the Philippines in WW II.
When the Japanese occupied the Philippine Islands, the Japanese government confiscated all hard currency, brought in printing presses, and issued new currency. The Filipinos refused to use the Japanese Imperial Currency, and sometimes dumped it in the streets.
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