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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 1760643, member: 6986&quot;]B yen was first issued as occupation currency during the Okinawa campaign.&nbsp; It was used in Japan from September 1945 until 1948.&nbsp; It continued to be used in the Ryukyus until 1954.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most denominations are common except the 1000 yen.&nbsp; A large group of AU-UNC 10 sen through 20 yen notes came out about 10 years ago from a former Navy finance officer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The scarcer varieties of the lower denominations include the B-B, C-C and D-D blocks.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The original notes were printed by Stecher-Truang.&nbsp; Replacements from the Stecher-Truang have the letter H as the prefix.&nbsp; Replacements for the BEP printed B-B block notes do not have a suffix letter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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