B yen

B yen
B yen (B円, B en)
Obverse of the 10 yen B-yen
ISO 4217
Codenone
Unit
PluralB yen
Symbol¥
Denominations
Subunit
1100sen ()
Banknotes10s, 50s, 1¥, 5¥, 10¥, 20¥, 100¥, 1000¥
Demographics
User(s)Occupied Ryukyu Islands
Issuance
Central bankUnited States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
A complete set of B yen notes (1945–1958)

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]

  1. ^ Okinawa: a tiger by the tail; M. D. Morris, 1968
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Kadekawa, Manabu. Okinawa Champloo Encyclopedia (沖縄チャンプルー事典). Tokyo: Yama-Kei Publishers, 2001. p 176.