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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 842909, member: 19065&quot;]Additionally, I recently began to work on a series of <i>Allied Military&nbsp; Currency</i> (which later evolved to become <i>Military Payment&nbsp; Certificates</i>), specifically the Series 1943 (and 1943-A) with the&nbsp; help of CT member <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/mpcusa/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/mpcusa/">mpcusa</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>My interest in AMC notes was two part, my personal enthusiasm for travel&nbsp; in Italy and to seek a better example (and perhaps a full set) of AMC&nbsp; notes for Italy based on one lonely, beaten up 1 Lira note that I&nbsp; inherited from a family member who served during the Second World War in&nbsp; Europe. I do not believe he participated in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" rel="nofollow">Operation Husky</a>, the Allied invasion of Sicily where&nbsp; Lira AMC notes would have been issued, but he did return with examples&nbsp; of coin and currency from his time spent abroad during service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is that note. [Apologies for the image quality I only have a low&nbsp; resolution image of the face currently available]:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 1 Lira Series 1943 A25821893A</b></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_1_Lira_1943_A25821893A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: Blue">And now, here are the <b>AMC Italy notes, Series 1943</b> that I have picked up&nbsp; recently:</span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 1 Lira Series 1943 A30282707A</b> - Face</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_1_Lira_1943_A30282707A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 1 Lira Series 1943 A30282707A</b> - Reverse</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_1_Lira_1943_A30282707A_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 2 Lire Series 1943 A00815911A</b> - Face</p><p><br /></p><p>This one says something, maybe a person&#039;s name or city name followed by &quot;Sicily&quot; and the date which might have been October 2nd 1943, since the slash goes all the way down to the date on the note... or just October 1943. Fyi: <i>Husky</i> began on the night of July 9, 1943, and ended August 17.</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_2_Lire_1943_A00815911A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 2 Lire Series 1943 A00815911A</b> - Reverse</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_2_Lire_1943_A00815911A_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 2 Lire Series 1943 A05720338A</b> - Face</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_2_Lire_1943_A05720338A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 2 Lire Series 1943 A05720338A</b> - Reverse</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_2_Lire_1943_A05720338A_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 5 Lire Series 1943 A59627283A</b> - Face</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_5_Lire_1943_A59627283A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 5 Lire Series 1943 A59627283A</b> - Reverse</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_5_Lire_1943_A59627283A_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 10 Lire Series 1943 A15810026A</b> - Face</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_10_Lire_1943_A15810026A_Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>AMC 10 Lire Series 1943 A15810026A</b> - Reverse</p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/AMC%20-%20Italy/AMC_10_Lire_1943_A15810026A_Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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