I had heard the Japanese had secretly printed new money for Hawaii with the intent they would occupy it, has anyone else ever heard of this? If so, what is it called because I've tried google but haven't had any luck. Pictures would be awesome too! I'd love to get a hold of one of these bills if they exist.
There is no such thing listed in the Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association catalog, which has pictures of Japanese Occupation and Invasion currency issued for various places, from the Sino-Japanese War through the war with Russia to a number of occupied areas during WWII; and it's not mentioned in any of my English language references. I think your source was probably talking about the US Treasury's brown seal "HAWAII" overprints.
I heard something about this type of currency and that is why the US printed special notes for Hawaii during the war..... http://www.kennedymint.net/small_si...erprint+Brown+Seal&cat4=1935-A+$1.00+Currency
Thanks guys, wow the reverse is so original. Never seen one of those certificates before, though I've seen the N. Africa ones before.
They are quite popular, and in fact, quite affordable. Here's one from my personal collection. $20 1934 A in VF-30 perhaps?
They used the 1934 series up in the 1940s? Or did the US gov't have their suspicions about the Japanese that early on? I just say that because we have a new series every 2-3 years nowadays. Cool twenty btw, I'm pretty interested in grabbing a one or two dollar from Hawaii.
The series year does not change each calender year, it simply denotes a major design change in that note. A capital letter following the year signifies a minor change for that series. Generally, a minor change would just be altering the signatures on a note after a new secretary or treasurer enters office, while a major change would be a change in the design of a note. For example, the $2 United States Notes series 1928 had a total of 7 revisions, (1928, 1928A, ..., 1928G) The latter of which was printed until the early fifties. In 1953, the design was significantly modified, so a new series was introduced, the 1953 series. Furthermore, there wasn't a $2 issued for Hawaii. Not to worry, the $1 notes are readily available.
Here are some of my occupation currency, never heard of Jap/Hawaii notes though. The top not is signed by Thomas Ferebye the bombardier of the "Enola Gay" signed about 10 minutes after he dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. :hammer: Traci
I have some of those japanese dollars some place... are they worth anything? Never thought much about them... Google time....
Top one is real history. The rest about $2 for a Jap occupation bill of any kind. Estimate of top note $1,500. Traci
Traci, I would really appreciate it if you would stop using the pejorative term "Jap". WWII has been over for nearly 54 years, and the interned US citizens have been released from the American concentration camps.
