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50 Sen, 1944
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50 Sen, 1948
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Front: Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919), Japanese statesman
Taisuke was born in Tosa, Japan into a samurai family. In the 1860s he became
a military leader of the Tosa district, and participated in the Meiji
Restoration. He served sporadically in the new government. Seeking greater
democracy, Taisuke founded Japan's first political party, the Liberal Party, in
1881.
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10 Sen, 1945
Allied Military Currency - WWII
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10 Yen, 1945
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Front: Wakeno Kiyomaro (733-799)
Back: Gooh Shrine
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1 Yen, 1946
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Front: Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856), Japanese agricultural leader
Born into a poor farmer family, Sontoku was completely self-taught.
He was an agrarian reformer who helped improve agricultural techniques. He is
affectionately called the "Peasant Sage of Japan".
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10 Yen, 1946
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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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