Phony as a three dollar bill (1945)

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   More three-dollar bills, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.


Planes Dropped Phony Money to Japs as War Ended
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Oct 2, 1945. p. 4 (1 page):
   Stage money--as phony as a three dollar bill--was one of the psychological weapons used by Allied forces in the closing days of the Japanese war.
   The "bills," one of which has been sent back to Washington, were scattered by American planes over Japan, urging widespread buying in order to deplete Japan's already-thinned stocks.
   Printed on the back of the bills was the admonition to Japanese:
   "What good is money in the bank or in bonds?  Buy articles you need now and buy articles for future use.  The remaining supply is low.  A wise person would buy now, not save his money.  The present is not a time for money.  It is a period for goods."