Title
Fifty Centavos Note
Description
Fifty Centavos note, issued by the Japanese Government and later collected by Wilbert Gauding. This piece of currency was used in the Philippines as part of Japan's occupation during World War Two.
Collection
Wilbert Gauding Collection
Context
During the Second World War Imperial Japan would distribute its own form of printed currency in nations that it invaded in order to replace the existing monetary system.
Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Accession #
2022.0009
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Money, Paper
Primary Object Name
Money
Class Name
Exchange Media
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
