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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 369592, member: 6986&quot;]After WWII, Barter Stores were established in Berlin and Frankfurt to facilitate trade between US personnel and German citizens.&nbsp; Germans and GIs brought items to the Barter Stores where they received &quot;barter units&quot; which could be used to purchase other items in the store.&nbsp; The value in barter units was determined by an appraiser based on the pre-war value of the Reichsmark.&nbsp; While all of the notes are rare, the notes from the Berlin Store are more scarce than those from Frankfurt.&nbsp; The following note was issued for the Frankfurt Store.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/mufelika/Barterunit.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/mufelika/Barterback.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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