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10 Sen US Military Currency - B-Note
| Issuer | Allied Military Authority |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Value | 10 Sen (0.10 JPY) |
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| 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. |
| Reverse lettering | 軍事布告に基き發行す ISSUED PURSUANT TO MILITARY PROCLAMATION (Translation: Issued pursuant to military proclamation) |
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The B-series military yen — "B" standing simply for the second series of Allied Military Currency issued for Japan — were printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and introduced following Japan's formal surrender in September 1945. The designation had no battlefield significance; it distinguished these notes from the earlier A-series used in the Pacific campaign prior to the occupation proper.
Circulation was extensive throughout the occupation period, and surviving low-denomination examples like this 10 sen are common but frequently encountered in poor condition — small-value notes moved fast through street-level trade and were rarely saved.