THE HISTORY OF CHINA PROPAGANDA BANKNOTES DURING THE WORLD WAR 2 WITH THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY

“To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them.

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. Next best is to disrupt his alliances by diplomacy. The next best is to attack his army. And the worst policy is to attack cities” - Sun Tze

The history of Chinese propaganda currency is so rich. Some were imprinted with "Secret Symbols on WWII Occupation notes of China, and some were "Propaganda Banknotes”. Chinese printers who prepared the banknotes for the puppet banks under Japanese authority allegedly placed a number of propaganda symbols on the various banknotes that they designed. These may or may not be actual propaganda. Chinese patriots say that they are, others doubt the claims. There were a great number of banknotes stamped with anti-Japanese slogans. The Chinese partisans took the puppet bank currency and stamped remarks on it like "Do not trade with the Japanese devils," "The Japanese are ba

stards," "Down with the Japanese military clique," and "Resist Japan, build the nation." There are dozens of such notes with rubber-stamped and printed slogans.

There were a great number of banknotes stamped with anti-Japanese slogans. The Chinese partisans took the puppet bank currency and stamped remarks on it like "Do not trade with the Japanese devils," "The Japanese are bastards," "Down with the Japanese military clique," and "Resist Japan, build the nation." There are dozens of such notes with rubber-stamped and printed slogans. Examples as below:-

Kwangtung Provincial Bank 2 chiao (20 cents) note of 1935 with partisan slogan, "Down with the Japanese military clique." The slogan appears in various shades and fonts, some appear rubber-stamped, others appear printed.

The Bank of Communications 1 yuan note of 1935 with partisan slogan,

“Resist Japan, rebuild the nation.”

Central bank on front red horizontal OP Central Bank of China 10 yuan of 1936 with central slogan "Public interest convertible bond," and partisan slogan at the four corners of the frame, "Resist the enemy, build the nation." The overprints are found in various combinations of red and blue and known on at least three Chinese banknotes.