{"product_id":"japanese-national-treasury-bond-from-1944-2x","title":"Japanese National Treasury Bond from 1944 - 2x","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original combo bond back (2x) from the Japanese National Treasury (全國金庫), dated Showa 19 (1944), with a par value of 15 yen, printed in brown ink. Features a central circular medallion showcasing Mount Fuji surrounded by Japanese characters and ornate geometric border patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a certificate from this same issue. Each piece shares the design and era, with natural variations in serial numbers and aging that make every example unique. The coupons remain attached in multiple detachable sections. Age-related yellowing and edge wear give this wartime document authentic character from one of history's most turbulent periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe National Treasury system became Japan's primary wartime financing mechanism under \u003cstrong\u003eEmperor Hirohito's\u003c\/strong\u003e government, designed to extract maximum capital from Japanese citizens for military operations across the Pacific theater. In 1944, Japan was desperate for funding as the war turned decisively against the empire — American forces had broken through the outer defensive perimeter, captured Saipan and Guam, and begun systematic bombing of the Japanese mainland. These savings bonds represented a last-ditch effort to maintain liquidity while the economy crumbled under total war mobilization. The Mount Fuji vignette was carefully chosen propaganda, invoking the sacred mountain as a symbol of eternal Japan to encourage patriotic investment even as cities burned and supply lines collapsed. Within a year, Japan would surrender and the National Treasury system would be dismantled by Allied occupation forces under \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Douglas MacArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld War II financial documents from the Axis powers remain among the most historically significant pieces in scripophily, representing the economic machinery that drove global conflict. These savings bonds capture Japan at its most desperate financial moment, making them compelling artifacts of wartime propaganda and fiscal desperation. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52278282912031,"sku":"GOVT-XXX-BU-BRN-1944-001","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/bond-1944-front-1.jpg?v=1774725049","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/japanese-national-treasury-bond-from-1944-2x","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}