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5 Yen US Military Currency - A-Note
| Issuer | Allied Military Authority |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Size | 112 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | MILITARY CURRENCY 五 5 SERIES A 100 A 10797788 A 五 五 圓 FIVE YEN 圓 A SERIES 100 5 軍票 五 (Translation: 5 5 5 Yen Yen 5 Military currency) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown on a pale pink guilloche underprint, the reverse centres on an elaborate lathe-work vignette of acanthus scrollwork surrounding an oval medallion enclosing a floral bouquet motif. The top panel carries the English inscription 'ISSUED PURSUANT TO MILITARY PROCLAMATION' within a bordered cartouche, while the corresponding Japanese text occupies a framed band along the bottom panel. |
| Reverse lettering | ISSUED PURSUANT TO MILITARY PROCLAMATION す行發き基に告布事軍 (Translation: Issued pursuant to military proclamation) |
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