| B yen (B円, B en) | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the 10 yen B-yen | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | none |
| Unit | |
| Plural | B yen |
| Symbol | ¥ |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | sen (銭) |
| Banknotes | 10s, 50s, 1¥, 5¥, 10¥, 20¥, 100¥, 1000¥ |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Occupied Ryukyu Islands |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
B yen (B円, B en) was a colloquial term used to refer to a form of military scrip used in post-war US-Occupied Okinawa from April 15, 1946, to September 1958.[1][2] Officially, it was called B type military scrip (B型軍票, B-gata gunpyō).[3]
- ^ Okinawa: a tiger by the tail; M. D. Morris, 1968
- ^ "B yen." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryūkyū Shimpō. 2003-3-1. Accessed 2009-2-24.
- ^ Kadekawa, Manabu. Okinawa Champloo Encyclopedia (沖縄チャンプルー事典). Tokyo: Yama-Kei Publishers, 2001. p 176.