I have a few paper bills from the world war 2 era and I would like to know what they are/ where they r from and possible value of them. I have numbered them to make it easier to to refference them 1) 2) 3) 4)
(All of the following Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association valuations are based on the 2007 Edition of the JNDA Catalog, and the apparent condition shown in the picture.) #1 is a Bank of Japan ("Nippon Gilnko") 1 yen note. The closest match I can find is JNDA #11-29 , which has some minor differences in the numbering shown. It's a Meiji 22 (1889) issue, cataloged at ~¥60,000 ($530). #2 is a US Military ¥1 occupation note from the 1945-47 period, JNDA #14-13, cataloged at ~¥300 ($2.65) #3, as already noted by SCNuss, is a Japanese invasion 5 centavo note issued during their occupation of the Phillipines (approximately 1942-44), JNDA #13-84, <¥200 ($1.75). #4 is a Japanese Government 50 sen note, JNDA #11-61, issued during Showa 17-23 (1942-48) and depicting the notorious Yasukini Shrine honoring Japan's war dead. Catalog value is ~¥1,000 ($8.85). Due to general lack of demand here, most US dealers I've seen handling them at all buy Japanese notes at 50% or less than their JNDA values, and sell them at 75-100% of those valuations.
Thank you for sharing them with us, I have a number of the Philapines notes in my collection but that (#2) US Mill 1y is the 1st one of those I have seen
This one is a 1944 Philippines note, issued to celebrate the end of WW2. They also had 2 peso, 5 peso, 10 peso, 20 peso, 50 peso, 100 peso & 500 peso notes in the series. The 10 peso is really cool looking. The 20 peso & higher denominations are very hard to come by. By the way, the first Japanese note pictured is actually from the 1916 "Convertible Silver Note" issue. I believe it is P-30. It is distinguished from the much price-ier 1889 issue by the serial# in western numerals- the older version only had Japanese characters.
They also minted "Victory" coins for the Phillipines, with a "V" on the reverse, in 1944. If you get into U.S. war bills, the "Hawaii" bills have a brown seal, and an outline print of "Hawaii" on the reverse of $1 Silver Certificates, and $5, $10, and $20 Federal Reserve Notes. Yellow seals are found on North Africa Silver Certificates, in $1, $5, and $10 denominations. The $5.00 bills are usually the most expensive, in both types.
