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Image: staff members pasting stickers on old yen notes verifying their validity for circulation under the new yen system
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[Exchange to new yen notes (1946)]
After World War II, old yen banknotes were exchanged for new yen notes in 1946. In this photo, the Bank's staff members are pasting stickers on old yen notes verifying their validity for circulation under the new yen system.

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