Fifty centavos - Japanese occupation currency used in the Philippines

Production date
1942-1943
 Description
During the World War Two Japanese occupation of the Philippines, the Japanese Imperial Government introduced the Philippine fiat peso. The money was introduced to control the economy.

Object detail

Production date
1942-1943
Media/Materials
paper
Measurements
68 x 159 mm
Production place
Japan
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Gift of Mrs Eleanor Ormsby.
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
2002/24/4

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