Japanese?

[Carcano]

Hey, I'm a coin collector, but I recently bought a bunch of old misc paper money to try and identify.

This Japanese 1 Yen note doesnt show up on google so I'm trying to figure out the date of issue.

Can anybody read the script?

http://img222.imageshack.us/i/p1100434r.jpg/

 

[chimpkin]

I googled "Old yen Paper money" and got...

http://www.ehow.com/how_5399982_identify-japanese-yen-paper-money.html

During War World II military currencies were issued by the Japanese government to be used in the countries that were governed by Japan at the time. The denomination and name of the money is written in English on the front and back of the currencies.

And apparently the officials have something to do with the years?

http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/pdffiles/portraits.pdf

Yours is Ninomiya Sontoku...this guy:http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=523

And a google of his name plus 1 yen led to:
http://kjp-banknote.zening.info/en/yen1c.htm

1946.

http://www.banknotebank.com/note/907837

I saw a note for sale on eBay for about $6.75 USD.

 

[Carcano]

I saw a note for sale on eBay for about $6.75 USD.

You're good at this Chimp...thanks!

You know I searched all over Ebay and couldnt find a single banknote that matched!!!

 

[chimpkin]

You type things in slightly differently; tweaks results.

I don't think my Google-fu is Slouching Master or Sarcastic Dragon status yet. Working on it.