Soldier examining crates of brand new Japanese money stored in a vault in the Southern Development Bank of Manila in the Philippines
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description:
"Soldier examining crates of brand new Jap money stored in a vault in the Southern Development Bank in Manila, Luzon, P.I. This invasion money was used as legal tender by the Jap troops in the Philippines and its worthlessness caused the inflation which raised the price of a ganter of rice from 32 centaves to 800 pesos." Photographer: T/4 Bob Wendlinger. [1945]
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1945
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography:
Manila
Latitude:
14.617
Longitude:
120.967
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Soldiers--American--Philippines