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1 Sen Japanese Military Occupation
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Government |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Value | 1 Sen (0.01) |
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| Obverse lettering | 大日本帝國政府 壹銭 大日本帝國內閣印刷局製造 (Translation: Empire of Japan One Sen Made by the printing Bureau of the Empire of Japan) |
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| Reverse lettering | 此票一到即換正面所開日本通貨 如有偽造變造仿造或知情行使者均應重罰不貸 (Translation: This note is exchangeable to Japanese currency upon presentation. Severe punishment will be applied to anyone who counterfeits notes or knowingly uses such notes.) |
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The Japanese military scrip series issued from 1939 onward was designed explicitly for use in occupied territories, giving Japanese forces a parallel currency that could be kept separate from the domestic yen supply. The 1 Sen denomination is the lowest value in the military scrip sequence — practically worthless in purchasing power even at the time of issue, and largely a token instrument meant to facilitate small change transactions in occupied areas rather than serious commerce.
The Cabinet Printing Bureau produced this in Tokyo, well before Japan's wartime paper shortages began degrading print quality across later issues in the same series.