Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Sen w/o block number
| Issuer | Japanese Imperial Government (Military Currency) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | 大日本帝國政府軍用手票 五錢 大日本帝國内閣印刷局製造 5 |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark teal-green on plain paper, the reverse presents a central rectangular panel of dense guilloche work carrying a multi-line Chinese-character text setting out the note's legal status, convertibility terms, and anti-counterfeiting penalties. The denomination numeral '5' appears in a large oval cartouche at the left, with 'SEN' below it in Roman letters, while the kanji 五錢 occupies a matching cartouche at the right; decorative wave and scroll ornaments fill the lower corners. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Japanese military currency for occupied territories was typically issued with block numbers to allow authorities to track and, if necessary, invalidate specific batches. The absence of a block number on this 5 Sen note is not an error — it identifies it as an early production run from 1940, before the systematic block-numbering conventions were fully applied to the lower denominations. The Cabinet Printing Bureau produced several series variations across the occupation currency program, and distinguishing them correctly depends entirely on these small typographic absences rather than any visible design change.