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Hong Kong’s Currency during the Japanese Occupation
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- Front page of Heung Tao Daily during the Japanese occupation
Front page of Heung Tao Daily during the Japanese occupation, 24 July 1942.
- HSBC international staff escorted by the Japanese army to the bank's headquarters
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the Japanese army escorted the HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) international staff to the bank's headquarters to sign the duress notes.
- Government overprinted note (1)(obverse)
Overprinted "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT $1" in red in both English and Chinese on a five yuan note of the Bank of China dated 1941.
- Government overprinted note (1)(reverse)
Overprinted "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT $1" in red in both English and Chinese on a five yuan note of the Bank of China dated 1941.
- Government overprinted note (2)(obverse)
Overprinted "ONE DOLLAR $1 HONG KONG GOVERNMENT" in red on an undated one thousand yen military note.
- Government overprinted note (2)(reverse)
Overprinted "ONE DOLLAR $1 HONG KONG GOVERNMENT" in red on an undated one thousand yen military note.
- Government overprinted note (3)(obverse)
Overprinted "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT $5 FIVE DOLLARS" in red on a one thousand yuan note of the Central Reserve Bank of China dated 1944.
- Government overprinted note (3)(reverse)
Overprinted "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT $5 FIVE DOLLARS" in red on a one thousand yuan note of the Central Reserve Bank of China dated 1944.
- One yen overprinted military note (obverse)
One yen overprinted military note.
- One yen overprinted military note (reverse)
One yen overprinted military note.