Catalog
10 Sen US Military Currency - A-Note
| Issuer | Allied Military Authority |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black intaglio on a light blue wave-pattern guilloche underprint with magenta letterpress text, the face carries a large bold 'A' underprint in the centre flanked by a decorative oval cartouche at left bearing the kanji '拾' (ten). Denomination numerals '10' and the English legend 'TEN SEN' appear in magenta, with 'SERIES 100' and '軍票' (Military Currency) inscribed in the border panels. The serial number is printed horizontally across the centre field in black. |
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| Reverse lettering | す行發き基に告布事軍 ISSUED PURSUANT TO MILITARY PROCLAMATION (Translation: Issued pursuant to military proclamation) |
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The "A-Note" series was produced by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing for use in Japan following the August 1945 surrender, replacing military scrip with a currency intended to circulate alongside — and ultimately suppress — the existing Bank of Japan notes. The series letter "A" printed on each note was a security device, allowing occupation authorities to demonetize the entire issue by series if counterfeiting or black market manipulation became unmanageable.
SCAP never fully replaced BoJ notes in general Japanese circulation; the A-Notes were largely confined to use within military and occupation administrative channels.