" These are 'Banana Note' dollars, the currency issued during the Japanese occupation. They were referred to as banana money because of the banana tree motif printed on the note. Overprinting of these notes led to hyperinflation and a severe depreciation in the value of the banana note. The front of the note shows a banana tree, a guava tree and a coconut palm flanked by pineapple plants and more coconut palms on the left and right. The back of the note is from the point of view of looking out to sea, where a modern ship plys the horizon."
