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In the frame of the overall preparation for the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe, the Allies planned to print and issue special currency, denominated “French” currency, (aka “Invasion Notes”, or “Invasion Currency” ), which were supposed to help support scarce and devaluated current French banknotes and serve as a means of payment by Allied troops and citizens stationed in France . It should be noted that the above type of Allied currency had already been introduced in Italy in 1943 .
This ‘Allied Military Currency’ (aka AMC) was printed in the United States under strict security conditions by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston, Massachusetts and transported to Britain . For D-DAY, 19 trucks were required to deliver 3 billion French Francs, which were needed to change the British money held by American servicemen into French Military Currency and to cover a partial payment of US$ 4.03 per serviceman ! It should be noted that prior to D-Day, Allied servicemen also received, apart from the new ‘Invasion Currency’ current French banknotes, in circulation on the continent .
Here is the link for more about Allied Military Currency.
http://users.skynet.be/jeeper/currency.html
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Do you know what this is? I didn't. I thought it was fifty french francs. That is what it looks like, but it was actually made in the U. S. It is one example of Allied Military Currency.
Military currencies are issued strictly for the use of troops; they are prepared by a (military) power or Government and declared by the overall commander to be legal tender for use by civilian and/or military personnel as prescribed in the areas occupied by its forces . ‘Military Currency’ should be of a distinctive design so as to be able to distinguish it from the national (i.e. official) currency of the country concerned, but it may be denominated in the monetary unit of either . In the frame of the overall preparation for the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe, the Allies planned to print and issue special currency, denominated “French” currency, (aka “Invasion Notes”, or “Invasion Currency” ), which were supposed to help support scarce and devaluated current French banknotes and serve as a means of payment by Allied troops and citizens stationed in France . It should be noted that the above type of Allied currency had already been introduced in Italy in 1943 .
This ‘Allied Military Currency’ (aka AMC) was printed in the United States under strict security conditions by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston, Massachusetts and transported to Britain . For D-DAY, 19 trucks were required to deliver 3 billion French Francs, which were needed to change the British money held by American servicemen into French Military Currency and to cover a partial payment of US$ 4.03 per serviceman ! It should be noted that prior to D-Day, Allied servicemen also received, apart from the new ‘Invasion Currency’ current French banknotes, in circulation on the continent .
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| Source: See Skynet link below. |
http://users.skynet.be/jeeper/currency.html
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| Source: See CBC link below. |
Wildfires have exposed camps, paths and artifacts in Canada.
"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity," Perry marvels. "What the fire has done for us is it's eliminated all that vegetation on top and, wow, can we see stuff."
Suddenly, the size and scope of more than 250 Blackfoot camps are visible.
Archeologists knew most of them were here, but have never had such clear and direct access to what the Blackfoot people left behind at these camps within the last 300 years.
"We're finding so much that we're starting to rewrite what we thought we knew about Waterton history and Indigenous camp history," Perry says... Here is the link for more about that.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/kenow-fire-blackfoot-archeology-sites-1.4765349
Anything that can cause a change in the landscape can reveal treasure. On the beach, it is often erosion.
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Yesterday I posted a link, and I didn't remember who sent it to me. It was Brain B. Thanks Brian!
That's all I have time for today.
I'm still watching for something to pop up in the Atlantic that will improved beach conditions, but nothing yet.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
