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400:
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427:
451:
191:
203:
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178:
350:. As a result, many of them are considered temporary issues. The Oceanian series can be identified in two particular ways, one being the image of a palm-lined beach depicted on all denominations, and the "serial number" having two identifying letters printed on the obverse. The first letter “O” indicates the note was printed and issued for Oceania and is present on all Oceanian denominations. The second letter is the block (or printing batch) of the note. The two lower denomination notes (
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Common among most issues of
Japanese invasion money, the Oceania notes denote the issuer as "The Japanese Government" rather than the name of the region they were intended for. This is due to many of these notes having been printed ahead of time and intended to circulate in more than one country in a
498:, with the word "replica" printed in small letters on the reverse. Authorities determined that since the notes were not legal tender in Australia (with or without the word "replica"), the practice was not illegal. However the responsible party, a print shop in
337:. Although officially called "Oceania" the region was considered a financial and currency union under Japanese colonial dominion that included several political jurisdictions rather than a single polity.
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was subdivided into 20 shillings. Consisting of only four denominations, the
Oceanian pound was the shortest set (i.e., total number of denominations) issued. Only notes for £1, 10/–, 1/– and
502:, was cited for violating wartime regulations governing the rationing of paper, and shut down. These replica notes trade for roughly ten times the prices commanded by the circulated notes.
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625:
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468:
314:
1045:
478:
366:/– and 1/–) were printed in three blocks (OA, OB, and OC). The two higher denomination notes (10/– and £1) were only printed in a single block (OA).
1411:
369:
In August 1945 the Co-Prosperity Sphere was dissolved and the
Oceanian pound was abolished shortly after, with the old currency replaced by the
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1291:
438:
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450:
1386:
1381:
700:
1401:
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629:
1350:
1421:
1180:
914:
246:
158:
1406:
1376:
1023:
693:
1235:
1225:
1028:
334:
271:
195:
183:
51:
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760:
1215:
966:
541:
1270:
1220:
1135:
792:
374:
1230:
1105:
1095:
1090:
1245:
1185:
1165:
1140:
1125:
785:
551:
533:
207:
685:
1120:
1100:
986:
929:
812:
605:
1205:
1110:
1070:
981:
971:
894:
718:
370:
322:
318:
279:
1190:
1150:
904:
848:
765:
326:
306:
233:
38:
1345:
1307:
1265:
1210:
1170:
1130:
1115:
1085:
1075:
1040:
1003:
959:
939:
924:
899:
797:
770:
755:
750:
745:
740:
1370:
1275:
1260:
1013:
998:
993:
976:
954:
934:
909:
884:
828:
229:
1339:
1301:
1255:
1240:
1145:
1080:
1055:
1050:
1018:
949:
944:
919:
858:
853:
838:
807:
802:
775:
519:
275:
251:
223:
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571:
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89:
73:
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833:
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495:
310:
1355:
1334:
330:
170:
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302:
689:
484:
Japanese government-issued currency in the
Netherlands Indies
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Early in 1944 crude copies were being made and sold out of
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The currency was issued in the occupied territories of
1397:
1945 disestablishments in the
Japanese colonial empire
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Japanese government-issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo
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Japanese Government-issued invasion currencies
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1942 establishments in the
Japanese colonial empire
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122:
99:
86:
79:
64:
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50:
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572:"Japanese Invasion Currency: one shilling note"
547:List of territories occupied by Imperial Japan
346:given region intended to be absorbed into the
701:
8:
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19:
708:
694:
686:
469:Japanese government-issued Philippine peso
315:Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands
1046:Japanese government-issued Oceanian pound
479:Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma
20:Japanese government–issued Oceanian pound
379:
563:
348:Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
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383:1942 issue of Japanese invasion money
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602:Paper Money General Issues 1368–1960
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1285:Historical antecedents (mass)
270:was one of several issues of
1196:Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
377:depending on the territory.
1351:Carolingian monetary system
1438:
1181:Prince Edward Island pound
915:British West African pound
822:Local alternative currency
159:Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1024:Italian East African lira
626:"Japanese Invasion Money"
600:Cuhaj, George S. (2010).
574:. Australian War Memorial
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257:
1236:South West African pound
1226:Southern Rhodesian pound
1387:Japanese invasion money
1029:Italian Somaliland lira
335:Territory of New Guinea
272:Japanese invasion money
196:British Solomon Islands
1061:Lombardo-Venetian lira
761:Falkland Islands pound
333:, and the now defunct
1382:Currencies of Oceania
1216:Solomon Islands pound
967:French colonial livre
716:Currency units named
542:Japanese military yen
1271:Western Samoan pound
1221:South Carolina pound
1136:North Carolina pound
793:South Sudanese pound
128:Date of introduction
1402:Economy of Kiribati
1106:New Hampshire pound
1096:New Brunswick pound
1091:Massachusetts pound
21:
1246:Tripolitanian lira
1231:South African pond
1186:Rhode Island pound
1166:Pennsylvania pound
1141:Nova Scotian pound
1126:Newfoundland pound
786:Saint Helena pound
632:on 15 January 2015
552:South Seas Mandate
534:Numismatics portal
208:South Seas Mandate
136:Date of withdrawal
1422:Economy of Tuvalu
1364:
1363:
1121:New Zealand pound
1101:New Guinean pound
987:Saint Lucia livre
930:Connecticut pound
813:Ukrainian hryvnia
611:978-1-4402-1293-2
460:
459:
385:(Oceanian pound)
264:
263:
118:/–, 1/–, 10/–, £1
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1377:Pound (currency)
1206:Sammarinese lira
1111:New Jersey pound
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982:New France livre
972:Guadeloupe livre
895:Australian pound
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703:
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371:Australian pound
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359:
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323:Marianas Islands
319:Caroline Islands
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206:
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1191:Rhodesian pound
1151:Palestine pound
920:Byzantine litra
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766:Gibraltar pound
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327:Solomon Islands
307:Gilbert Islands
292:
289:
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234:Empire of Japan
222:
212:
202:
200:
190:
188:
177:
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1299:
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1266:Virginia pound
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1233:
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1223:
1218:
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1211:Sardinian lira
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1078:
1076:Malawian pound
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1048:
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1041:Jamaican pound
1038:
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960:Livre tournois
957:
947:
942:
940:Delaware pound
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900:Bahamian pound
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751:Pound sterling
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741:Egyptian pound
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617:
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953:
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1019:Italian lira
1014:Israeli lira
950:French livre
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276:World War II
274:used during
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252:Japanese yen
224:Central bank
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1201:Roman pound
1176:Pound Scots
1161:Parman lira
1066:Luccan lira
844:Lewes pound
734:Circulating
672:Paper Money
653:Paper Money
247:Pegged with
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1156:Papal lira
1036:Jaca pound
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184:New Guinea
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241:Valuation
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217:Issuance
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