Ron Wise's Banknoteworld:  Oceania

image map of oceania

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In general usage, Oceania is the collective name for the islands
scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. Numismatically,
Oceania is the name applied to the Gilbert and Solomon Islands,
New Britain, and Papua New Guinea, hence the British
denominations. The notes on this page are from the Japanese
Occupation period of WW II.
(This information was obtained from the Standard Catalog of World Paper
Money, 8th Edition, Volume Two, by Albert Pick, Colin R. Bruce, Neil Shafer,
Editors and published by Krause.)

The following notes are available for your viewing pleasure!

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P-1a, 1/2 Shilling (1942) P-1a, 1/2 Shilling (1942)
P-1c, 1/2 Shilling (1942) P-1c, 1/2 Shilling (1942)

P-1a & c, detail of the spacing on the 1/2 Shilling "OC" notes
P-3, 10 Shillings, (1942)
Scan donated by Tristan Williams		 P-3, 10 Shillings, (1942)
Scan donated by Tristan Williams
P-2, 1 Shilling (1942) P-2, 1 Shilling (1942)
P-4, 1 Pound, (1942) P-4, 1 Pound, (1942)

Regional Issues
P-R2, 1 Shilling, (1943)
Scan donated by Mark Schiffer (eBay Bisco5)		 P-R2, 1 Shilling, (1943)
Scan donated by Mark Schiffer (eBay Bisco5)

P-R2, 1 Shilling, Hi-resolution scan of "Replica" on obverse
Scan donated by Mark Schiffer (eBay Bisco5)

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Banknote reference numbers obtained from the Standard Catalogs of World Paper Money published by Krause Publications

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Creation date: July 1997
Last update: 01 April 2008
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