Japanese 5 sen banknote (First issue series 1944) World War II Era

Description

World War II Era Currency
The 5 sen banknote was printed by the Empire of Japan in 1944 and 1948.
With a face value equal to 0.005 yen, it is the lowest denominated banknote ever printed by Japan.
The first 5 sen note was printed in 1944 to reduce the minting of coins due to Japan's involvement in World War II. It was predominantly orange in color and measured 100 millimeters in width by 48 millimeters in height (3 ⅞ inches x 1 ⅞ inches).
Depicted on the obverse was the Statue of the samurai Kusunoki Masashige outside the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
On the reverse was the Paulownia Crest and the value.
For security, a watermark was implemented.