JAPAN

Banknote

Wartime Savings Bond 

7 Yen 50 Sen

(1943)

・Wartime Savings Bond

The Wartime Savings Bond was a government-issued bond in Japan during World War II, designed to mobilize the personal savings of ordinary citizens for the war effort. Unlike large-scale war bonds aimed at businesses or wealthy investors, these bonds were targeted at the general public, making it easier for families and individuals to contribute smaller amounts of money.

By purchasing a bond, citizens were effectively lending their savings to the government with the promise of repayment in the future. At the same time, the bonds were promoted as both a safe savings plan and a patriotic act of supporting the nation.

The government encouraged widespread participation through campaigns in schools, workplaces, and local communities, framing the purchase of bonds as a civic duty. However, after Japan’s defeat in 1945, many of these bonds lost their value, and ordinary people were unable to recover the money they had invested.

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