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Malaya Japanese Occupation Banknotes (1944-1946)To Be Auctioned In Collectibles Auction Asia No.7/2016. On 23rd. April. 2016.
The Japanese began their attack on British Malaya the same day as Pearl Harbor. The Japanese entered Malaya overland from the north and the fortified base of Singapore fell on 15 February 1942 and was held with the rest of Malaya by the Japanese until August 1945.

In 1942 the Japanese issued paper scrip currency of 1, 5, 10 and 50 cents and 1, 5 and 10 dollars. The 1, 5 and 10 dollar notes initially had serial numbers; these were later omitted. In 1944, inflation lead to the issuing of a 100 dollar note. In 1945, a replacement note 100 dollar bill was issued as well as a hyper-inflation 1,000 note. The 1942 series of notes, including the 50c and 1, 5, 10, and the 1944/45 100 dollar all contained the text [The Japanese Government] “Promise To Pay The Bearer On Demand”. The 1944 100 dollar replacement note no longer contained this message.
After the Japanese surrender in 1945,the British printed the word "MALAYAN" in red on the top."WAR SOUVENIR" at the bottom,together with"V J" and "Grim memories of 1941-1945" at the center in black ink on the 5 dollars currency notes,and air dropped them to spread the good news of victory over Japan's invasion.
Read more: http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.my/2011/05/malaysia-japanese-occupation-1942-1945.html#ixzz40F42uVhs

The source of the JIM $1000-note overprint is unknown. It has the calender of 1946 overprint in red on its face and "V-J" on its back. There are several versions.
Read more: http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.my/2012/01/postwar-celebratory-calendar-overprint.html#ixzz40F64Vcel

And more to be listed in our next, up and coming-
The Collectibles Auction Asia No.7/2016, (CAA) Auction.
To be held on 23rd April 2016 in Singapore Landmark Village Hotel.
Happy bidding !!

A Hand Drew Malaya Japanese Occupation 10 Cents Paper Banknote.

Hand Drew

Among  the numismatists visited my Dickson Niew Collection shop at Subang Jaya recently, Mr. Loh Kai Lin, a 68 years old man came to visit me with his family. He showed me his collection of coins and banknotes.

Original Note

While going through his collections , one particular paper banknote caught my attention is a Malaya Japanese Occupation 10 cents paper banknote. It is a weird colored 10 cents banknote.

Hand Drew

Original Note

Mr Loh Kai Lin told me this 10 cents JIM note was drew by his uncle Mr. Loh Weng Kuan during the period of  Japanese invasion of  Malaya from 1942 to 1945. During then he was only 3 years old. He said his uncle had drew a couple of pieces. But he was caught and brought away by the Japanese army when a "Japanese Running Dog"  (Informer) reported to the Japanese authority about his uncle activity. Since then, they have never seen his uncle again.

Hand Drew

Original Note

Hand Drew

Original Note

This piece of "priceless artwork" was given to him by his uncle's family in the later year. He has been keeping it until now, he said he will not parts away this JIM notes because it has a very special sentimental value to him. He hopes his children will inherit this note for many generation.

Hand Drew

Original Note

Hand Drew

Original Note

I am very amazed with his uncle's fine artwork.

 Japanese Occupation 1943/44 Netherlands East Indies Tin Alloy Coins.
Rarity:RRR/KM-Y#66,YA66.
Dating 1943–1944 AD occupation coinage issued during WWII.
The year zero of the corresponding era (applied to the date on those coins) was 660 B.C. — the year when Japan is believed to have been founded. These dates are taken from the Japanese Shinto dynastic calendar.

These issues were struck for use in the Netherlands East Indies (another name is the Dutch East Indies), not for internal circulation. The Dutch East Indies was the Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II — in 1945, when Indonesian nationalists declared independence after the period of the Japanese occupation.

The following issues were struck at the Osaka Mint. The only inscription (written in Japanese characters) found on these coins is “Dai Nippon” standing for “Great Japan”. The war situation had worsened to the point that shipping the coins to the destination point, i.e. the Netherlands East Indies, became virtually impossible. Consequently, almost the entire issue — from 69 to 233 million coins, depending on the coin type — was lost or remelted at the mint. So this is why these occupation coins are relatively rare and have a high market value.

The following types of Japanese occupation coins for the Dutch East Indies are known:

▪ 1 sen, aluminium, struck in 2603 (1943 AD) and 2604 (1944 AD); KM-YA66,


▪ 5 sen, aluminium, struck in 2603 (1943 AD);(No image,Ultra Scarce)

▪ 10 sen, tin alloy, struck in 2603 (1943 AD) and 2604 (1944 AD). 
Tin Alloy. 10 sen. 3.5g, 22mm. Mintage 69,490,000 but most lost or remelted. Scarce. 

Japanese Occupation tin Alloy 10 Sen NE 2604 (1944), KM-Y66 (listed under Japan in KM), a pleasing example of this almost never seen type. A 10 sen dated 1944, made for the Netherlands East Indies. The coins were produced but never shipped out to the area and were melted, but a few survived.

A piece was graded PCGS MS63,Wong Hon Sum Collection was realised for SD800 at Collectibles Auction Asia on 19.Oct.2013 in Singapore. It was bidded by a Malaysian collector.

Master Saran Singh's Collection.Thanks to Master Saran Singh for sharing.

Malaya Japanese Occupation $5 Propaganda "VJ" Error Notes.


Rarity: RRR

On the night of 10 August 1945, Japan expressed her acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and willingness to surrender.On 15 August, Emperor Horohito went on Radio Tokyo to declare the termination of war and ordered all Japanese to lay down their arms.The Allied proclaimed 15 August as V-J Day (Victory Over Japan), in commemoration of the end of the Pacific war.

Printed On The Reverse Of The $5 "MK" JIM Notes

To publicize the Allied victory over Japan and the demise of their invasion currency, certain party/parties (unknown) presumably in the British Government, overprint the $5 JIM in bright red with " MALAYAN " at its top and " WAR SOUVENIR " below; with the huge letters " VJ " in between. " Grim Memories of 1941-45 " was printed in black italics across " VJ ". The leaflets were airdropped by the Allied beginning 20 August 1945 and they were greeted by the gleeful cheers of the people each time they made their low level passes.

Few months ago, a serious Japanese numismatist who specialized in collecting JIM $5 propaganda error notes passed away. He left behind a set of rare and very interesting JIM $5 propaganda error notes. I would like to share them with you.

Type " MR " With Red Colour V-J Overprint Omitted

Type " MR " With Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint Omitted.

Type " MH " With No Serial Numbers and notice the absence of Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint.

Type " MK ", Reverse; With Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint Omitted.

Type " MK " With Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint Omitted.

Type " MC " With Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint Omitted.

Type " ME " With Black Colour " Grim Memories of 1941-45 "Overprint Omitted.

Netherlands East Indies Japanese Occupation Proof Print 2-In-1 Uncut JIM Notes

Rarity:Unique

This is a 10 Roepiah banknote,the Imperial Japanese Government Issue printed in 1943 (World War II) in Java after the Japanese occupation was well established.


The dimensions of this original 10-Roepiah notes are 159 x 78 millimeters. It is brown colour on the obverse with a picture of  "Wayang orang Gatotkaca" and "Arca Budha/Stupa" on reverse in purple.No water mark and signature.It was printed by Djakarta Insatsu Kodj.

A proof print is a print designed to demonstrate both the quality and the accuracy of printing based on following the directions or matching a guide or original. Proof prints will be printed “full-frame” with the selected designs or images will be shown.


This rare Netherlands East Indies Japanese Occupation Proof Print 2-In-1 Uncut JIM Notes was printed on one side (Obverse or Reverse) with only one color and does not carry any serial number identification nor watermark. The printing, paper, and the design all indicate this is an authentic proof print note.

Background Design On Obverse

Printing Codes

Porcelain Medal Of Victory Of Japan In Singapore.  

Rarity: RRRR


The Germans produced a porcelain medal to commemorate the Japanese victory in Singapore. It is 5 cm. in diameter and 0.5cm. thick.

The obverse has an embossed circumscription in German - "EINNAHME VON SINGAPORE . 11 FEBRUARY 1942" [(The) Capture of Singapore . 11 February 1942], with a circular emblem, featuring the left profile of a lion standing beneath a coconut tree, spanning an area of 2.5 cm. in diameter.


On its reverse, the circumscription "GROSSOSTASIEN VON FREMDHERRCHAFT BEFREIT" (Greater East Asia Freed of Foreign Dominion), is symbolized by a wreath encircling a Japanese battle ensign.

The porcelain medals come in white and terracotta, and each colour-type varies:

  (1) terracotta (reddish-brown) porcelain on both obverse and reverse.

  (2) terracotta porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.

  (3) white porcelain on both obverse and reverse.

  (4) white porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.

  (5) white porcelain with reddish-brown 'lion/coconut tree' on obverse.

Source:Collection Of Wong Hon Sum.

Erroneous And Mutant Japanese Invasion Notes.

Rarity: Unique.


In the process of printing paper money, it is inevitable that errors do occur which at times slipped through quality control. All along,collectors are fascinated by these scarce erroneous notes.Even with today's advances in science where state-of- the-art computers are used in the quality control,errors still go undetected at times. During the late stages of the Japanese occupation, the notes were printed in haste and without present-day computers,errors were abound.


In the printing process, folds in paper which mutated the prints were common occurrences.This is the  original error JIM note published on page 68 of "THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA (SINGAPORE) AND ITS CURRENCY", By Wong Hon Sum.



This 10 Cents JIM note with obverse shows the print displacement of its face.


This is 10 Cents JIM note with minor shifted defects to the right on the reverse.This is the original error JIM note published on page 70 of "THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA (SINGAPORE) AND ITS CURRENCY", By Wong Hon Sum.