B yen
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B yen (B円, B en) was a colloquial term used to refer to a form of military scrip used in post-war US-Occupied Okinawa from April 15, 1946, to September 1958.[1][2] Officially, it was called B type military scrip (B型軍票, B-gata gunpyō).[3]
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B yen (B円, B en) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | none |
Unit | |
Plural | B yen |
Symbol | ¥ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | sen (銭) |
Banknotes | 10s, 50s, 1¥, 5¥, 10¥, 20¥, 100¥, 1000¥ |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Occupied Ryukyu Islands |
Issuance | |
Central bank | United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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