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banknote

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human history
  • Other Name

    1000 dollar banknote : Japanese invasion money for Malaya, WW2 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Japanese occupation money Malaya

    one thousand dollars banknote; marked MU; green and black

    obverse: 1000 / THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT / PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER / ON DEMAND / ONE THOUSAND / DOLLARS / MU / 1000; illustration at centre of buffalo-drawn cart

    reverse: illustration at centre: villager with two water buffalo in stream with denomination marked in numerals: 1000

  • Place
    [Japan] [Malaysia]
  • Associated Place

    Malaya/Malaysia

  • Accession Number
    1953.110
  • Other Id

    1996x2.759 (temporary accession number)

    N0384.9 (numismatics)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Scars on the Heart

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