1 Fen Meng Chiang Bank

One interesting fact about the Pattern 1 Fen (Meng Chiang Bank) 738 (1943) from Meng Chiang (Japanese puppet states in China) made of Aluminium is that it was designed by the Japanese occupying forces during World War II as a replacement for the Chinese silver dollar, which was the official currency of China at the time. The coin features a unique blend of Japanese and Chinese design elements, with the obverse bearing the inscription "大日本帝国" (Great Japanese Empire) in Japanese characters, while the reverse features the Chinese characters for "蒙蒙疆蒙疆银行" (Meng Chiang Bank) and the year 1943 in the Gregorian calendar. This coin is a rare and fascinating piece of numismatic history, providing a glimpse into the complex political and economic dynamics of occupied China during World War II.

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