Ww2 occupation money

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Little Jo

Hi John

It is always interesting to sink your teeth into a mystery and to have no idea as to what you found only enhances the interest. I hope you find an answer to the half note. Maybe half pay for a job and the balalance upon completion, though who would work for one Peso. Hmmm....I have attached copies of the complete note issued by the Japanese occupation forces in 1943. Happy hunting.

Cheers

Tony

Thinking about the note I may have come up with a possible answer. My dad was in the RCAF during the war but spent the entire war in Eastern Canada so he could not have gotten the note himself. However, a number of his cousins had moved to Michigan in the 1930’s. It is possible that one may have served with the US military in the Pacific and had sent him the note as a souvenir.