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The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued for use within the Imperial Japan-occupied territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei between 1942 and 1945.
The dollar was the currency of the Raj of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953. It was subdivided into 100 cents . The dollar remained at par with the Straits dollar and its successor the Malayan dollar , the currency of Malaya and Singapore , from its introduction until both currencies were replaced by the Malaya and British Borneo dollar in 1953.
The Malayan dollar was issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, with a hiatus during the Japanese occupation (1942–1945).. The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, came into being in October 1938 following the Blackett Report which recommended that the sole power of issuing currency for the various Malay States, including Brunei, and the Straits Settlements should be ...
The Japanese recruited labours to construct airfields for extra food and payment, while detainees were forced to work. [53] The POWs who worked to build the airstrip also received a small weekly salary, typically enough to purchase an egg. [54] Together with the rest of Southeast Asia, Japan exploited Borneo as a source of raw materials. [55]
This is the fifth and penultimate FPC set nomination of Japanese invasion money, following the Netherlands Indies Gulden, Philippine Peso, Oceanic Pound, and Burmese Dollar. Original A ten-note complete denomination and type set of the World War II Japanese invasion money issued in Malaya and Borneo. Articles in which these images appear
Media in category "Japanese invasion money of Malaya and Borneo (featured picture set)" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. MAL-M1b-Malaya-Japanese Occupation-One Cent ND (1942).jpg 3,194 × 3,126; 3.92 MB
The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued between 1942 and 1945 for use within the territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei, under occupation by Imperial Japan during World War II. The currency, informally referred to as "banana money", was released solely in the form of banknotes, as metals ...
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