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| Issuer | Allied Military Authority |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| In circulation to | 15 May 1958 |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio printing on a light blue wave-pattern guilloche underprint with magenta overprint elements. A large bold letter 'B' dominates the centre of the field as an underprint device, flanked by an ornate cartouche vignette at left enclosing the Japanese character 拾, with the denomination expressed in both Japanese kanji (錢 拾) and English (TEN SEN) in magenta letterpress. The heading MILITARY CURRENCY appears in a ruled panel at top, with SERIES 100, the numeral 10, and 軍票 (military currency) cartouche at bottom centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | MILITARY CURRENCY SERIES 100 錢 拾 10 SEN 拾 B A 02320474 A B TEN SEN SERIES 100 10 SEN 軍票 (Translation: 10 sen / Military currency) |
| Reverse description | Brown and pink on plain paper, the central field filled with a large intaglio-engraved vignette of scrolling acanthus ornament intertwined with oak twigs and foliage in a dense, swirling composition. A ruled rectangular border frames the design, with a Japanese inscription panel at upper right and the bilingual legend in a decorative cartouche at the foot of the note. |
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