Type details
| Country | Japan |
| Currency | JPY |
| Denomination | 50 Sen |
| Series | Japanese Military Currency - China |
| Series year | 1938 |
| Series range | 1938–1945 |
| Issuer | Imperial Japanese Government |
| Issuer (native) | 大日本帝國政府 |
| Themes | military |
| Security features | intaglio |
| Colour palette | #8b8b5a,#d4c9a8,#6b6b4f |
| Material | paper |
| Language / script | Japanese, Chinese |
| Languages | ja,zh |
| Pick # | M14 |
| Rarity | common |
| Legal status | demonetized |
| Legal status date | 1945 |
| Era | 1900_1945 |
| Default value (low) | 2.0 |
| Default value (high) | 10.0 |
| Value currency | USD |
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Japanese military occupation currency (Gunpyo) issued for use in occupied China during World War II. The note features the denomination 50 sen (五拾銭) in central vertical Chinese/Japanese characters, flanked by Arabic numerals '50' on both sides. Elaborate guilloche patterns provide anti-counterfeiting security. This military currency was issued by the Imperial Japanese Government to facilitate economic control in occupied territories.
History
This is Japanese Military Yen (軍票, gunpyō), occupation currency issued by Imperial Japan for use in occupied China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II (1937-1945). These notes were designed to replace local currencies and extract economic value from occupied territories while preserving Japan's domestic currency reserves. After Japan's surrender in 1945, all military currency became worthless and was demonetized. The 50 sen denomination was a fractional unit (100 sen = 1 yen). These notes are relatively common among collectors due to the large quantities printed during the occupation.
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