Lot 110
Tojo, Hideki (1884-1948) General of the Imperial Japanese Army, the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor which led to war between Japan and the United States. After the war, he was arrested and sentenced to death for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He was hanged on 23 December 1948. A Japanese 100 yen bank note signed ("Hideki Tojo") in English and in Japanese in blue ink. The note was signed for one of his jailers at Sugamo Prison.
Estimated Value $400 - 600
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