THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA (SINGAPORE) AND IT'S CURRENCY.(2)

BOOK TITLE :
THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA (SINGAPORE) AND IT'S CURRENCY.
BY WONG HON SUM

SERIES 1 OF JAPANESE INVASION MONEY,MALAYA.

The differentiation of the military notes used in the various Japanese occupied regions was through the first alphabet of the block letter. For example,the Burmese military note had its block letter beginning with "B"; Indonesia's began with "S"; while the Philippines adopted the letter "P". The alphabet "M" was allocated for JIM of Malaysia as it was the first letter of the word Ma-rai-ee, the Japanese adaptation of "Malaya".

Issued at the end of 1941 or in early 1942,the first series of JIM for Malaya consisted of only $1,$5 and $10 notes. These notes, without dates of origin,were issued by Yokohama Specie Bank, authorized by the Japanese Government.On their faces,"Great Japanese Imperial Government" in kanji was printed at the centre bottommost; and the small prints of :THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT " and 'PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND" at its centre.The series of $1,$5 and $10 notes had block letters MA and MB characterized by the alphabet "M" having vertical sides.They all bore six-digit serial numbers.

Quatrefoil   Kiriflowers were used as watermarks for $5 and $10 notes in the series.The $1 notes had no watermarks.

 

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