Catalog
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 description | The obverse is printed in brown on a cream ground, with the large numeral '50' set within intricate guilloche rosettes at left and right. The central panel carries the Cyrillic inscription of the issuing authority in three lines, above the denomination in bold Cyrillic letters. A serial block number in angle brackets appears above and below the central text, and a small ornamental emblem is present at the foot of the design, framed by a fine geometric border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ИМПЕРАТОРСКОЕ ЯПОНСКОЕ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВО ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ КОПЕЕК |
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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.