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10 Cents Eta Jima; School Command
| Issuer | Officers' Mess, Eta Jima School Command, A.P.O. 354 |
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| Year | 1946-1952 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Green paper with black letterpress print throughout. A decorative banner at top reads OFFICERS' MESS; below, the issuing authority and post office designation are printed in bold block letters. A red serial number appears at lower centre-left, with the denomination value in a ruled rectangular cartouche at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | OFFICERS' MESS ETA JIMA SCHOOL COMMAND A.P.O. 354 NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 10 CENTS |
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Eta Jima — the island in Hiroshima Bay that housed Japan's Imperial Naval Academy — was requisitioned by American occupation forces after the surrender and converted into a training facility under A.P.O. 354. Mess script of this kind circulated exclusively within the installation, preventing local currency from leaking back into a Japanese economy that occupation authorities were actively trying to stabilize. The green paper series covered denominations from cents into dollars, all redeemable only at the issuing mess.
These notes were not produced by any government printer. The quality reflects local or small commercial production, and many did not survive the periodic demonetizations that occurred whenever personnel rotated out in bulk.