Banknotes 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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China › China, Japanese puppet states in › Amoy Island

1 Fen (The Amoy Industrial Bank)
ND (1940)

Local banknote
79 × 42 mm
P# S1655, N# 215470
5 Fen (Amoy Industrial Bank)
ND (1940)

Local banknote
78 × 42 mm
P# S1656, N# 214635
1 Chiao (The Amoy Industrial Bank)
ND (1940)

Local banknote
108 × 54 mm
P# S1657, N# 215471
5 Chiao (The Amoy Industrial Bank)
ND (1940)

Local banknote
131 × 68 mm
P# S1658, N# 215957

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

Available for swap 1 Sen (Japanese Military Occupation)
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
94 × 44 mm
P# M7, JNDA# 13-37, N# 239879
1 Sen (w/o block number)
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
95 × 45 mm
P# M8, JNDA# 13-37, N# 214272
5 Sen (w/o block number)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
100 × 48 mm
P# M10, JNDA# 13-44, TBB# 5024, N# 214271
Available for swap 50 Sen (w/o block number)
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
120 × 58 mm
P# M14, JNDA# 13-34, N# 214740
1 Yen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
145 × 85 mm
P# M22, N# 362935
Available for swap 1 Yen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
145 × 85 mm
P# M23, N# 214756
1 Yen (Japanese Military)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
130 × 65 mm
P# M15, N# 243852
5 Yen
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
133 × 76 mm
P# M24, N# 245466
Available for swap 5 Yen (Heigo overprint)
ND (1938-1944)

Standard banknote
132 × 76 mm
P# M25, JNDA# 13-29, N# 206104
Available for swap 5 Yen (Japanese Military Occupation)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
150 × 72 mm
P# M17, N# 216477
Available for swap 5 Yen
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
145 × 72 mm
P# M18, N# 242151
Available for swap 10 Yen
ND (1938)

Standard banknote: 1938 ND Issues
140 × 80 mm
P# M26, N# 291910
Available for swap 10 Yen
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
142 × 82 mm
P# M27, N# 203957
10 Sen (Japanese Military Occupation)
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
104 × 50 mm
P# M11, N# 239869
10 Yen
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
158 × 76 mm
P# M20, N# 242724
Available for swap 10 Yen (Japanese Military Occupation)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
160 × 77 mm
P# M19, N# 216474
50 Sen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
119 × 57 mm
P# M13, N# 239972
100 Yen
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
170 × 82 mm
P# M21, N# 245456
Available for swap 100 Yen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1945)

Local banknote
163 × 94 mm
P# M28, N# 214762
100 Yen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
163 × 94 mm
P# M29, N# 214765
Available for swap 100 Yen (Japan Military Currency)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
163 × 94 mm
P# M30, N# 214767

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › China, Reformed Government of the Republic of • Yuan

½ Fen
27 (1938)

Standard banknote
97 × 53 mm
P# J45, N# 353789
Available for swap 1 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
27 (1938)

Standard banknote
97 × 53 mm
P# J46, N# 214295
1 Cent (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
74 × 42 mm
P# J1, N# 238298
5 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
27-28 (1938-1939)

Standard banknote
95 × 53 mm
P# J47, N# 224631
5 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
83 × 49 mm
P# J2, N# 259334
Available for swap 1 Chiao / 10 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
27-29 (1938-1940)

Standard banknote
100 × 56 mm
P# J48, N# 224638
1 Chiao (Central Reserve Bank of China)
1940

Standard banknote
108 × 53 mm
P# J3, N# 224025
Available for swap 20 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
27 (1938)

Standard banknote

P# J49, N# 241730
20 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
1940

Standard banknote
112 × 57 mm
P# J4, N# 254335
20 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
114 × 58 mm
P# J17, N# 391257
50 Fen (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
110 × 60 mm
P# J50, N# 331067
5 Jiao / 50 Cents
27 (1938)

Standard banknote

P# J53, N# 222993
50 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
1940

Standard banknote
123 × 65 mm
P# J5, N# 259335
50 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
1940

Standard banknote
123 × 65 mm
P# J6, N# 259336
50 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
1940

Standard banknote
123 × 65 mm
P# J7, N# 259337
50 Cents (Central Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
124 × 66 mm
P# J18, N# 241812
1 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
27 (1938)

Standard banknote: 1938 (1939) Issue
146 × 72 mm
P# J61, N# 242692
1 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
146 × 78 mm
P# J8, N# 224767
Available for swap 1 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
146 × 78 mm
P# J9, N# 224023
1 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1941)

Standard banknote
149 × 70 mm
P# J72, N# 215518
1 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
130 × 66 mm
P# J19, N# 369835
1 Yuan
33 (1944)

Standard banknote
125 × 64 mm
P# J69, N# 396539
Available for swap 5 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
158 × 80 mm
P# J10, N# 214392
5 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1941)

Standard banknote
150 × 73 mm
P# J73, N# 287642
5 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
137 × 69 mm
P# J79, N# 343392
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
29 (1940)

Standard banknote
163 × 81 mm
P# J12, N# 204393
Available for swap 10 Yuan
ND (1941)

Standard banknote
161 × 83 mm
P# J74, N# 252711
10 Yuan (The Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote
159 × 86 mm
P# J76, N# 242243
10 Yuan (The Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
158 × 78 mm
P# J80, N# 373276
10 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944 ND Issue
156 × 78 mm
P# J81, N# 355481
Available for swap 10 Yuan
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
144 × 70 mm
P# J86, N# 224945
50 Yuan
ND

Standard banknote

P# J87, N# 393420
100 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank)
27 (1938)

Standard banknote
175 × 95 mm
P# J59, N# 304633
100 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank)
ND (1941)

Standard banknote
174 × 93 mm
P# J75, N# 403311
Available for swap 100 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
31 (1942)

Standard banknote
180 × 89 mm
P# J14, N# 210768
Available for swap 100 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
169 × 83 mm
P# J21, N# 215670
Available for swap 100 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
169 × 83 mm
P# J23, N# 268900
100 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote
173 × 93.5 mm
P# J77, N# 351655
100 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
176 × 94 mm
P# J83, N# 393416
Available for swap 100 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
170 × 90 mm
P# J88, N# 215522
Available for swap 500 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
180 × 96 mm
P# J24, N# 215683
Available for swap 500 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
187 × 95 mm
P# J24A, N# 215688
500 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
32 (1943)

Standard banknote: 1943 Issue
182 × 96 mm
P# J26, N# 290469
500 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote: 1943 ND Issue
176 × 92 mm
P# J78, N# 291401
500 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
178 × 96 mm
P# J84, N# 393417
500 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
168 × 78 mm
P# J90, N# 215524
Available for swap 1000 Yuan
32 (1943)

Standard banknote
181 × 93 mm
P# J31, N# 208061
1000 Yuan
33 (1944)

Standard banknote
169 × 84 mm
P# J33, N# 369852
Available for swap 1000 Yuan (Federal Reserve Bank of China)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
179 × 98 mm
P# J91, N# 215527
5000 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
34 (1945)

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue

P# J40, N# 330546
5000 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
34 (1945)

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
169 × 84 mm
P# J41, N# 224870
5000 Yuan (Central Reserve Bank of China)
34 (1945)

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
165 × 63 mm
P# J42, N# 358057
10 000 Yuan (The Central Reserve Bank of China)
33 (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944 Issue
170 × 84 mm
P# J38, N# 290471
10 000 Yuan (The Central Reserve Bank of China)
33 (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944
166 × 65 mm
P# J39, N# 326127
10 000 Yuan (The Central Reserve Bank of China)
33 (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944 Issue
181 × 94 mm
P# J36, N# 301194
10 000 Yuan (The Central Reserve Bank of China)
33 (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944 Issue
183 × 95 mm
P# J37, N# 301197

China › China, Japanese puppet states in › China, Reformed Government of the Republic of • Yuan (1912-1948)

1 Yuan / Dollar = 10 Jiao = 100 Fen / Cents = 1000 Wen / Li / Cash

Available for swap 200 Yuan (Central Bank of China)
33 (1944)

Standard banknote

P# J30, N# 361673

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

50 Fen
ND (1937)

Local banknote

P# J113, N# 240606

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

Available for swap 5 Fen
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
94 × 48 mm
P# J139, JNDA# 15-25, N# 245454
1 Jiao
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
103 × 51 mm
P# J140, JNDA# 15-18, N# 209727
5 Jiao
ND (1935)

Standard banknote
118 × 64 mm
P# J129, JNDA# 15-17, N# 220969
Available for swap 50 Fen
ND (1941)

Standard banknote
119 × 62 mm
P# J141, N# 245455
Available for swap 1 Yuan
ND (1937)

Standard banknote
128 × 67 mm
P# J130, JNDA# 15-11, N# 209760
Available for swap 1 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote

P# J135, N# 238742
5 Yuan
ND (1938)

135 × 75 mm
P# J131, N# 375354
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Central Bank of Manchukuo)
ND (1937)

Standard banknote
145 × 80 mm
P# J132, N# 226746
10 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote: 1944 ND Issue
145 × 78 mm
P# J137, N# 291548
100 Yuan
ND (1938)

Standard banknote: 1935-1938 ND Issue
166 × 90 mm
P# J133, N# 291417
Available for swap 100 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote

P# J138, N# 204986
1000 Yuan
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
180 × 105 mm
P# J146, JNDA# 15-23, N# 206036

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

5 Fen
ND (1940)

Standard banknote

P# J101, N# 220626
1 Chiao
ND (1940)

Standard banknote

P# J101A, N# 220628
5 Chiao
ND (1944)

Standard banknote

P# J102, N# 220964
5 Yuan
ND (1938)

Standard banknote

P# J106, N# 204985
10 Yuan 1944
ND (1944)

Standard banknote
159 × 77 mm
P# J108, N# 233617
Available for swap 100 Yuan
ND (1938)

Standard banknote
165 × 85 mm
P# J112, N# 220956

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