160901-0042 - 10 Sen Note, 1944

10 sen note obverse (拾銭札表). For reverse, see 160901-0042.1.

Size: 51 × 106 mm.

Issued: November 1, 1944 (Showa 19)
Discontinued: December 31, 1953 (Showa 28)

Design: Hakko Ichiu tower (八紘一宇塔), now at Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki City. Hakko Ichiu (Eight world regions under one roof) was a slogan of the Imperial Japanese Army, making the tower a symbol of Japanese imperialism.