5 Cents Japanese Occupation

Issuer	Japanese Government (大日本帝國政府)
Year	1942
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Printer	National Printing Bureau (国立印刷局, Imperial Printing Bureau of Japan), Japan (1871-date)
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Obverse description	Blue on light tan underprint. The face bears the Dutch-language inscription 'De Japansche Regeering' (The Japanese Government) alongside Japanese characters, with a plate letter prefix 'S'. The design is executed in a simple letterpress style with the denomination stated in both Dutch ('VIJF CENT') and Japanese script.
Obverse lettering	DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING VIJF CENT 府政國帝本日大 (Translation: The Japanese Government Five Cents The Japanese Government)
Reverse description	Blue on light tan underprint. The reverse is dominated by an elaborate central guilloche medallion enclosing a large numeral '5', surrounded by symmetrical lathe-work rosettes and foliate scroll patterns. The ornate border consists of interlocking wave and scallop guilloche bands, with numeral '5' repeated in each corner within decorative cartouches.
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