I have had these for about 6 months now and an curious to learn something about them and IF they are worth anything. They came in a lot of coins that I bought from a gentleman who said they were his late uncles, so that is all I know about them. Clearly the first two are Dutch, and the Honderd Gulden has "24 September 1942" in red ink on two places on the reverse. The other are clearly Asian. I assume that is Mt. Fuji on the one so that would mean Japan I guess. Any info would be appreciated. Foreign currency really is not my "thing" so I apologize for my ignorance on the subject. Thank you.
You know more about the first two than I do, as your pictures are too small for me to even read the legends. No. 3 is a 50 sen note listed as #11-60 in the Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn. catalog. Issued by the Japanese government from June 1, Showa 13 (1938) through August 31, Showa 23 (1948), it's worth less than $1 in the condition shown. No. 4 is a 10 sen note, JNDA #11-62. Issued by the Bank of Japan from November 1, Showa 19 (1944) through December 31, Showa 28 (1953), it is worth even less than the 50 sen.
I am not at all familiar with Japanese currency but I can provide some additional information concerning No. 3. The Kanji (Chinese characters) running vertically along the left edge says "Showa 13th year" so, according to hontonai's reference, the note was issued in 1938. Interestingly enough, the Kanji running vertically along the right edge says the "year 2598 from the beginning". The 2,598th year since the founding of Japan in 660 BC, according to the ancient Japanese imperial calendar, translates to the year 1938 in the Gregorian calendar. The No. 4 specimen does not display a date on the side shown. Gary
Those are interesting notes, I have a couple of the Japan notes you have Listed, (The bottom two) Though there not worth much, In dollars and Cents they certainly do have a story to tell!!
Not necessarily. The US and Japan follow the same convention of dating their currency only with the year a series is inititiated, so this note could have actually been printed in any year from 1938-48.
Not necessarily. The US and Japan follow the same convention of dating their currency only with the year a series is inititiated, so this note could have actually been printed in any year from 1938-48. I hadn't notice the additional "date" information on the right, so my thanks to Gary for spotting and mentioning it.
The #1 note is a Netherlands P51 from 1942, these were issued from 1930-1944. Here is an example from 1944 in AU+ that I used to own..... This is a rare replacement note (like a star note in the US) and is worth quite a bit more than a regular issue. The only difference is the serial number begins with "1" instead of zero. The #2 note is also from the Netherlands and is a P64 from 1943. Here is a P65, also in AU+, with an interesting serial number..... The spots on this note are a security feature and are not the result of sloppy printing. The Dutch are never sloppy...:whistle:...besides this was printed in the US by the American Bank Note Company. The 1943 issued Muntbiljetten (State Notes) are usually fairly cheap for the 1, 2.5 and 10 gulden issues while the 25, 50 and 100 gulden notes sell for $200-$400 in VF and are nearly impossible to find in UNC condition. You notes appear to be in VG-F condition. #1 is worth between $15-$20 while #2 is worth about $5.
The spots as you refer to them are specifically known as "planchets" and are there as an anti-counterfeiting device. RickieB
Thanks! From 1985 to 2000 I assembled almost a complete Netherlands banknote collection, almost every note from 1916-1955. I sold them all but still have the photos.
