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Autographed Tideki Tojo One Yen Note, Very Rare [183693]

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:475.00 USD Estimated At:950.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Autographed Tideki Tojo One Yen Note, Very Rare [183693]
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This item SOLD at 2024 Aug 23 @ 12:37UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Hideki Tojo autographed one yen military note. Autograph is above serial numbers and is a bit light. Includes 1947 military commendation copy of Pfc. Ross E Imle who was assigned to Sugamo Prison. and was the obtained of this autograph. "The prison was not damaged during the bombing of Tokyo in World War II, and was taken over by the Allied occupation forces during the occupation of Japan to house suspected war criminals as they awaited trial before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. After the conclusion of the trials, Sugamo Prison was used to incarcerate some of the convicted and was the site of the execution of seven inmates sentenced to death by hanging on December 23, 1948. The prison was also the execution site for 51 Japanese war criminals who were condemned in the Yokohama War Crimes Trials.The last 7 executions were carried out on April 7, 1950." "Hideki Tojo (30 December 1884 ñ 23 December 1948) was a Japanese politician, military leader and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association from 1941 to 1944 during World War II. He assumed several more positions including chief of staff of the Imperial Army before ultimately being removed from power in July 1944. During his years in power, his leadership was marked by extreme state-perpetrated violence in the name of Japanese ultranationalism, much of which he was personally involved in." Both cites from wikipedia [] [] [japan] [] []