Abstract
In this paper varieties which have not been described in numismatic reference book of the World War II Remembered-History in Your Hands-A Numismatic Study and numismatic major catalogues of Pick and KN Boon are introduced. It is shown that the $100 Malaya Japanese Invasion Money, Pick number “M8a” (Pick # M8a) has other types of varieties by scoping their capital block letter “M” and “number of ropes” respectively. The recognition of variety on paper money is an important problem for private collectors and numismatic researchers responsible for the classification of numismatic collections. The paper presents a research approach for recognizing unlisted varieties in paper money of M8a. Using convenience sampling, 81 pieces of the $100 M8a were analysed for the dimension, faceplate, backplate and block letter. This paper provides an insight for Japanese Invasion Money collectors to be aware of regarding the new varieties found from the paper money.
Highlights
Japanese forces attacked Malaya in late December 1941
According to Kratoska (1992), the pre-war British currency remained legal tender but rapidly vanished from the open market, and by 1943 the economy operated on the Japanese currency, commonly referred to as “banana” money because the ten-dollar paper money features a motif of a banana plant
Preliminary work includes an assessment of the tactile characteristics of the paper, examination using a lamp with bright light and a magnifying glass
Summary
Japanese forces attacked Malaya in late December 1941. By February 15, 1942, they occupied the entire Malaya and Singapore. During their occupation, they introduced a new currency. This new currency was issued in order to replace the British currency. According to Kratoska (1992), the pre-war British currency remained legal tender but rapidly vanished from the open market, and by 1943 the economy operated on the Japanese currency, commonly referred to as “banana” money because the ten-dollar paper money features a motif of a banana plant. By the end of the occupation, the country experienced massive inflation as large quantities of money were printed and put into circulation
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