1942-1945 Malaya The Japanese Government One Dollar UNC

Description: 1 Dollar “Banana Money” Japanese Government 1942 – 1945 Crisp The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued for use within the Imperial Japan-occupied territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei between 1942 and 1945. The currency was also referred to informally (and with contempt and derision) as banana money (Malay: duit pisang), named as such because of the motifs of banana trees on 10 dollar banknotes. The Japanese dollar was in widespread use within the occupied territories where the previous currency became scarce. The currency were referred to as "dollars" and "cents" like its predecessors, the Straits dollar, Malayan dollar, Sarawak dollar and British North Borneo dollar. The first series of notes were originally of lower denominations of 1, 5 and 10 dollars, issued in 1942. Identical to the designs of 1942 Japanese notes issued in the East Indies, each note bears different obverse and reverse designs but retains similar layouts, with the obverse illustrating plantation crops. Features Issuer Malaya (Malaysia) Period Japanese occupation (1941-1945) Type Standard banknote Years 1942-1945 Value 1 Dollar Currency Dollar (1939-1953) Size 140 × 67 mm Shape Rectangular Demonetized 7 September 1945 This particular bank note is in excellent condition. No fold marks. Very crisp. It has been sealed in plastic for at least the last 60 years. Please check out our other items in our eBay Store!!! We will combine shipping!

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