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Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #2: 100 Dollars (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

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Apr 11, 20211 min read

Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #2: 100 Dollars (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

This Japanese occupation note (Malaya) represents the 8th denomination of Japanese government-issued dollar. The observe features an...

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Japanese Invasion Notes, Philippines: 100 Pesos (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

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Apr 11, 20211 min read

Japanese Invasion Notes, Philippines: 100 Pesos (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

This Japanese occupation note (Philippines) represents the 4th denomination of Japanese government-issued Peso (Series 1943). The observe...

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Ngua Noi, The Forgotten Horses Of Vietnam: 50 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article

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Apr 11, 20214 min read

Ngua Noi, The Forgotten Horses Of Vietnam: 50 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article

This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” (Series 1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...

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Notes Of The German Occupation, The Nymph Of Scyros: 25,000 Drachmai (Greece, 1943)-Reference

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Apr 11, 20211 min read

Notes Of The German Occupation, The Nymph Of Scyros: 25,000 Drachmai (Greece, 1943)-Reference

This WWII-era Greek banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Modern Drachma (1943 Emission). The observe depicts the stature...

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Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #1: 10 Dollars (Imperial Japan,1944)-Reference

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Apr 4, 20211 min read

Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #1: 10 Dollars (Imperial Japan,1944)-Reference

This Japanese occupation note (Malaya) represents the 7th denomination of Japanese government-issued dollar. The observe features an...

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Notes Of The January Dinar, The Botanist: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1994)-Article

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Apr 4, 20215 min read

Notes Of The January Dinar, The Botanist: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1994)-Article

This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the “January Dinar”. A product of the 1992 dissolution of Yugoslavia. The...

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Hakkō Ichiu, To Unify The Eight Corners: 10 Sen(Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

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Apr 3, 20211 min read

Hakkō Ichiu, To Unify The Eight Corners: 10 Sen(Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Yen Series (1944). The observe features Hakkō ichiu...

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Apr 3, 20211 min read

Kusunoki Masashige, The Ideal Of Samurai Loyalty: 5 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Yen Series (1944). The observe features a statue of...

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Crossroad Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1942)-Reference

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Apr 3, 20211 min read

Crossroad Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1942)-Reference

This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 2nd variant of the 50 Sen (1942). The observe features the Yasukuni Shrine, in...

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Twilight Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1945)-Reference

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Apr 3, 20211 min read

Twilight Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1945)-Reference

This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the late-war variant of the 50 Sen note. The observe features the Yasukuni Shrine, in...

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Coins From The Peninsula Colony: 1 Cent (British Malaya, 1945)-Article

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Mar 17, 20212 min read

Coins From The Peninsula Colony: 1 Cent (British Malaya, 1945)-Article

This square-shaped coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the British Malayan Dollar (1939). Unlike many British territories,...

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Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 10 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article

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Jan 2, 20213 min read

Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 10 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article

This Croatian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Croatian Dinar (Series 1991). Despite their brief circulation (1991-1993)...

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Notes Of The Occupation, Serbia 1: 500 Dinara (Serbia, 1941)-Reference

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Jan 2, 20211 min read

Notes Of The Occupation, Serbia 1: 500 Dinara (Serbia, 1941)-Reference

This Serbian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the unstamped “WWII Dinar” (Series 1941). The wider 1941 series included...

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Digger Coins #1, WWII: 1 Penny (Australia, 1944)-Article

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Nov 11, 20202 min read

Digger Coins #1, WWII: 1 Penny (Australia, 1944)-Article

This coin is a pre-decimal/World War Era Australian Penny, dated 1944. The Australian Penny represented the second smallest denomination,...

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Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 100 Pengo (Kingdom of Hungry, 1945)-Founder's Article

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Oct 31, 20202 min read

Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 100 Pengo (Kingdom of Hungry, 1945)-Founder's Article

This World War II-era note represents the 2nd denomination of the Pengo Series 1945. It symbolically represents the end of Magyar...

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