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50 Kopeek
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Government (Imperatorskoe Yaponskoe Pravitel'stvo) |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Value | 50 Kopeek |
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| Obverse lettering | ИМПЕРАТОРСКОЕ ЯПОНСКОЕ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВО ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ КОПЕЕК |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on an unprinted cream ground and is entirely without text, composed solely of elaborate guilloche lacework. Large numerals '50' appear within scalloped rosette panels at lower left and right, while the upper portion is occupied by an ornate continuous band of fine engine-turned scrollwork, all within a geometric frame border. |
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The Imperial Japanese Government issued occupation currency for use in territories it controlled — this 50 Kopeek note, denominated in Russian and targeting the Manchurian borderlands, was part of a broader series produced for circulation in areas where the ruble remained the familiar unit of account. The Russian-language titling was a deliberate psychological and economic tool, not a concession to the local population.
Pick 20 is notably scarce in circulated grades, largely because the notes saw limited actual use before the Soviet entry into Manchuria in August 1945 effectively ended any practical circulation.