Coins from the Japanese puppet states in China

Already from the start of the 20th century, the Japanese Empire was focused on expanding its territory to the Asian mainland. Following unrest between the various factions in the Republic of China, Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and established a state called Manchukuo in 1936. Puyi, the last Emperor of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, was invited to rule this puppet state. From 1936 the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, a conflict that became part of the Second World War. Japan invaded Inner Mongolia, establishing a puppet state called Mengjiang. Large parts of coastal China were conquered from 1937, establishing more puppet states: Hopei or Hebei (1935-38), Provisional Government of China (1938-40, capital in Beijing), Reformed Government of China (1938-40, capital in Nanjing) and Reorganized National Government (1940-45, a merger of the 2 previous states).
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See also: Republic of China, Japan, Japanese occupation of Oceania

• China, Provisional Government of the Republic of
  • Yen (1937-1945)
• China, Reformed Government of the Republic of
  • Yen (1938-1941)
• East Hebei
  • Yen (1936-1939)
• Manchoukuo
  • Yuan (1934-1945)
• Meng Chiang
  • Yen (1938-1944)

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › China, Provisional Government of the Republic of • Yen (1937-1945)

1 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank, Peking)
30 (1941)
Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# Pn1, N# 144371

1 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank, Peking)
30-32 (1941-1943)
Aluminium • 0.68 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# 523, JNDA# 24-3, N# 6820

5 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank, Peking)
30 (1941)
Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
Y# Pn2, N# 144372

5 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank, Peking)
30-32 (1941-1943)
Aluminium • 1.2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Y# 524, JNDA# 24-2, N# 34035

1 Chiao (Federal Reserve Bank, Peking)
30-32 (1941-1943)
Aluminium • 1.5 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# 525, JNDA# 24-1, N# 13850

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › China, Reformed Government of the Republic of • Yen (1938-1941)

1 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Bronze • 2.01 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Y# A522, JNDA# 23-4, N# 27326

1 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Pattern
Copper-nickel
Y# Pn1, N# 144345

1 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Pattern
Silver
Y# Pn2, N# 144346

5 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 2 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# Pn3, JNDA# 23-3, N# 144349

10 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Copper-nickel • 3 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Y# 522, JNDA# 23-2, N# 18349

20 Fen (Hua Hsing Bank)
29 (1940)
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4.1 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Y# Pn4, JNDA# 23-1, N# 111025

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › East Hebei • Yen (1936-1939)

5 Li (Chi Tung Bank)
26 (1937)
Copper • 3.95 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Y# 516, JNDA# 21-5, N# 18831

1 Fen (Chi Tung Bank)
26 (1937)
Copper • 5.6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Y# 517, JNDA# 21-4, N# 22962

5 Fen (Chi Tung Bank)
26 (1937)
Copper-nickel • 3.40 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Y# 518, JNDA# 21-3, N# 19358

1 Chiao (Chi Tung Bank)
26 (1937)
Copper-nickel • 4.8 g • ⌀ 21.94 mm
Y# 519, JNDA# 21-2, N# 13848

2 Chiao (Chi Tung Bank)
26 (1937)
Copper-nickel • 6.48 g • ⌀ 26 mm
Y# 520, JNDA# 21-1, N# 18830

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › Manchoukuo • Yuan (1934-1945)

5 Li - Puyi (Datong)
2-3 (1933-1934)
Bronze • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Y# 1, JNDA# 20-13, N# 19603

5 Li - Puyi (Kangde)
1-6 (1934-1939)
Bronze • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Y# 5, JNDA# 20-13, N# 19604

1 Fen - Puyi (Datong)
2-3 (1933-1934)
Bronze • 4.9 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Y# 2, JNDA# 20-9, N# 23977

1 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
1-6 (1934-1939)
Bronze • 4.9 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Y# 6, JNDA# 20-9, N# 18661

1 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
6-10 (1939-1943)
Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Y# 9, JNDA# 20-10, N# 15426

1 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
10-11 (1943-1944)
Aluminium • 0.55 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# 13, JNDA# 20-11, N# 28690

1 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
12 (1945)
Fiber • 0.62 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# 13a, JNDA# 20-12, N# 22469

1 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
12 (1945)
Pattern
Copper plated steel • ⌀ 16 mm
Y# Pn7, N# 144401

5 Fen - Puyi (Datong)
2-3 (1933-1934)
Copper-nickel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Y# 3, JNDA# 20-5, N# 7781

5 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
1-6 (1934-1939)
Copper-nickel • 3.7 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Y# 7, JNDA# 20-5, N# 22465

5 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
7-10 (1940-1943)
Aluminium • 1.2 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Y# 11, JNDA# 20-6, N# 15427

5 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
10-11 (1943-1944)
Aluminium • 0.75 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Y# A13, JNDA# 20-7, N# 31351

5 Fen - Puyi (Kangde)
11-12 (1944-1945)
Fiber • 1.2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Y# A13a, JNDA# 20-8, N# 22470

1 Chiao - Puyi (Datong)
2-3 (1933-1934)
Copper-nickel • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
Y# 4, JNDA# 20-1, N# 23254

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
1-6 (1934-1939)
Copper-nickel • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
Y# 8, JNDA# 20-1, N# 19605

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
7 (1940)
Copper-nickel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Y# 10, JNDA# 20-2, N# 21910

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
7-10 (1940-1943)
Aluminium • 1.7 g • ⌀ 23 mm
Y# 12, JNDA# 20-3, N# 14968

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde - Silver pattern)
9 (1942)
Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# Pn3, N# 144411

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde - Cu-Ni pattern)
9 (1942)
Pattern
Copper-nickel • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# Pn4, N# 144408

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde - Brass pattern)
9 (1942)
Pattern
Brass • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# Pn5, N# 144410

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde - Nickel brass pattern)
9 (1942)
Pattern
Nickel brass • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# Pn6, N# 144409

1 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
10 (1943)
Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Y# 14, JNDA# 20-4, N# 33582

5 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
5 (1938)
Pattern
Copper-nickel
Y# Pn1, N# 144396

5 Chiao - Puyi (Kangde)
5 (1938)
Pattern
Copper-nickel
Y# Pn2, N# 144397

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › Meng Chiang • Yen (1938-1944)

1 Fen (Meng Chiang Bank)
738 (1943)
Pattern
Aluminium
Y# Pn1, N# 144368

5 Fen (Meng Chiang Bank)
738 (1943)
Pattern
Aluminium
Y# Pn2, N# 144367

1 Chiao (Meng Chiang Bank)
738 (1943)
Pattern
Aluminium
Y# Pn3, N# 144365

5 Chiao (Meng Chiang Bank)
27 (1938)
Copper-nickel • 5.5 g • ⌀ 25.1 mm
Y# 521, JNDA# 22-1, N# 22540