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LOT OF 3 Japanese Yen Banknotes - 1 YEN 1938, 5 YEN 1930, 10 YEN 1930"S
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***LOT OF 3 JAPANESE BANKNOTES - 1 YEN, 5 YEN & 10 YEN*****PLEASE SEE PICTURES FOR CONDITION**
(#1) 1938 1 Yen Japanese WWII Military Banknote - Overprint issue - #M-22a (no date)
*Issued by the Japanese Government
*Overprint "Chun Yung Shou Piao"
*Japanese Invasion of China
(#2) 1930 5 Yen Japanese Banknote - #JP-39
Obverse:
Imperial Seal of Japan (
kikukamon
) - a stylised chrysanthemum blossom. Main prayer hall (haiden) of the Kitano
Tenman-gu Shinto shrine (built in 947) in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The shrine was dedicated to Michizane. Sugawara no Michizane
(845 - 903). Stylized Japanese plum blossoms (
Ume
) and Sumire, Fuji Dawn (
Viola mandshurica
) violet plants (in green).
Reverse:
Denomination '5" within stylised Ume blossom rosette. Sun symbol.
Watermark:
None.
Colours:
Black, green,
orange, yellow, brown and olive.
Signatures:
Imperial Treasury red signature seals.
Artist:
Edoardo Chiossone (1833 - 1898)
(designed it in 1888).
Issuer:
Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko).
Date of first issue:
1930.
Withdrawn:
Unknown.
Material:
Cotton
paper.
Printer:
Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).
(#3) 1930's 10 Yen Japanese Banknote Note WW2 - No serial# - With Chinese Overprints - Military
Obverse: Imperial Seal of Japan (
kikukamon
) - a stylised chrysanthemum blossom. Kiji, the Green Pheasant (
Phasianus versicolor)
, Japan's national bird. Wake no Kiyomaro (733 - 799). Reverse:
Goou
(Gooh) Jinja Shinto tutelary shrine, Kyoto where Wake no Kiyomaro was enshrined as Chinju (Tutelary Deity of Land). Sun symbol. Watermark: Japanese Kanji characters. Colours: Black, brown and olive-green. Signatures: Imperial Treasury red signature seals. Artist: Unknown. Issuer: Bank of Japan (Nippon Ginko). Date of first issue: 1930. Withdrawn: Unknown. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Printing Bureau of the Japanese Imperial Government (Dainihonteikoku seifunaikaku insatsukyoku seizou).