stratasfan Posted November 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2018 Always been nuts about foreign money, and have a variety of WWII-era bills and coins. Here are some of the Allied Military Currency bills I' picked up more recently. Have more, and will post as soon as I take pics. Would love to see pics of anyone's WWII bills, whether AMC or overrun countries (like Japanese bills overprinted for Philippines, etc.). Has anyone gotten the old British Pound notes as bringback items? The old Pound notes that were very thin paper (white with black printing) and very large? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted November 15, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 15, 2018 I agree, they are fun to collect. I picked these up a few years ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted November 15, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 15, 2018 Yes, these are cool relics of the times. They have the great advantage of being relatively inexpensive and small. They are easy to display and store. Here is a link to some Japanese occupation bills I posted a while back with a personal connection... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/302532-aunt-in-law-early-inheritance/ Lets see some more! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted November 15, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 15, 2018 Thanks for sharing those bills Mikie, and the story behind them. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted November 15, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 15, 2018 One of the scarcer notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted November 15, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 15, 2018 One of the scarcer notes. I've never seen that one before! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted November 15, 2018 I've never seen that one before, either! I've got to go dig out some of my other money . . . Then I can post some more! My favorites are the French and PI bills. I have a Vietnam bill that was a bring-back, though. Not allied currency, but just something a Vn soldier brought home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted November 15, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 15, 2018 A genuine one pound note for Oceania (top) and an Australian made contemporary counterfeit (bottom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted November 15, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 15, 2018 Foreign Trade Payment Certificate used by civilian business travelers in Japan during the post-war occupation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted November 15, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 15, 2018 50 pfennig note issued by the Joint Export Import Agency in Germany for business travelers during the occupation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billl Posted November 30, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 30, 2018 You might watch for a book called "Military Money," by Walter Rundell, Jr. Scarce, but worth looking for. I have an extensive collection of occupation currency. I'll add it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettow Posted November 30, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 30, 2018 You might watch for a book called "Military Money," by Walter Rundell, Jr. Scarce, but worth looking for. I have an extensive collection of occupation currency. I'll add it here. Rundell's book Military Money is an excellent history of occupation currency in WWII. His other book Black Market Money discusses currency control (or the lack thereof) during the occupation of Europe that led to the development of MPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billl Posted December 2, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 2, 2018 First of many in my collection. This is a fun one - receipt for theater currency turned in. 1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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billl Posted December 2, 2018 Share #15 Posted December 2, 2018 Interesting piece.. receipt for exchange of theater based currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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