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50 Sen US Military Currency - B-Note
| Issuer | Allied Military Authority (United States) |
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| Year | 1945 |
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| Size | 78 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on a light blue guilloche underprint, the face is dominated by a large bold letter 'B' occupying the centre, serving simultaneously as a security underprint element and principal design device. Japanese characters for fifty sen (五拾錢) appear in the upper centre and at left, with the denomination '50 SEN' repeated at upper right and lower right within a circular cartouche, while the English legend 'FIFTY SEN' and 'SERIES 100' are inscribed in the lower portion. The serial number is printed in blue, framed above and below by ornate scrollwork corner vignettes, with 'MILITARY CURRENCY' across the top border and '軍票' (military scrip) in a panel at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | MILITARY CURRENCY SERIES 100 錢 拾 五 50 SEN 拾五 B FIFTY SEN SERIES 100 50 SEN 軍票 (Translation: Military Currency / Series 100 / 50 Sen / Fifty Sen / Military scrip) |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown on a plain ground, the reverse is filled with a dense intaglio vignette of intertwined acanthus scrollwork and oak twigs with acorns, rendered in fine engraved line work that covers nearly the entire face. A Japanese inscription runs horizontally along the top edge, while the English legend 'ISSUED PURSUANT TO MILITARY PROCLAMATION' is set in a banderole along the lower border, with additional scrollwork ornaments in the lower right corner. |
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