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10 Yen, 1942
Donated by Ross Hagland, Swanzey, NH
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Propaganda note with face of 1930 10 Yen in the front and message in
Japanese on back. Four different messages in Japanese are frequently encountered. These
notes were dropped by the United States during WWII.
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5 Yen, 1943
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Front: Sugawara Michizane (845-903), Japanese political figure and scholar
Michizane was born in Kyoto into a family of scholars. At the age of 11 he
was already composing Chinese style poetry. Michizane served in the imperial
court until he fell into disfavor and was exiled. After his death at the age of
59, he was deified as Tenjin, the patron of scholarship and literature.
Back: 5 Yen
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10 Yen, 1944
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Front: Wakeno Kiyomaro (733-799)
Back: Gooh Shrine
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Japan, situated off the east coast of asia, abolished Shogunate and established a
parliamentary form of government in the 1850's. Became a constitutional monarchy
after WWII. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Japan.
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