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10 Cents Tokyo; Yuraku Officers Club
| Issuer | Yuraku Officers Club (OYC), Tokyo |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on yellow paper. The denomination '10' appears in a central black-bordered rectangle, flanked on both sides by 'Ten Cents' in letterpress. A purple overprint of the 'OYC' monogram in a rectangular frame runs across the note, with 'OYC' also printed below the central value box. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ten Cents 10 OYC OYC JUN 50 |
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The Yuraku Officers Club scrip was part of the broader Allied Occupation currency system operating across Japan after 1945. Individual clubs and messes issued their own restricted scrip to control purchasing within their facilities and prevent American Military Payment Certificates from leaking into the Japanese civilian economy — a persistent black-market problem throughout the Occupation period.
Yellow paper stock was a common differentiator for low-denomination club scrip, making denominations visually sortable at the bar. By 1950 the Occupation's internal economy was well-established, and this issue reflects routine administrative printing rather than any monetary crisis.