1934-1935 Hawaii Brown Seal WWII "Emergency Note" Set of (4) with $20, $10, $5, & $1

Set includes all (4) notes shown. Please see the images for details on the condition of the bills.

A Hawaii overprint note is one of a series of banknotes (one silver certificate and three Federal Reserve Notes) issued during World War II as an emergency issue after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The intent of the overprints was to easily distinguish US currency captured by Japanese forces in the event of an invasion of Hawaii and render the bills useless.

On June 25, 1942, new notes with overprint were issued and includes Series 1935 A $1 Silver Certificates, Series 1934 $5 and $20 Federal Reserve Notes, and Series 1934A $5, $10, and $20 Federal Reserve Notes from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco were issued with brown treasury seals.

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