Military Numismatic Trivia

Inspired by my question in the MPC thread, I am going to start one on Military Numismatic Trivia.

I am the moderator for the military numismatic trivia contest at the MPCFest. I and an assistant, Bill Myers, write the questions, ask them and serve as judges for the answers. The contest is head-to-head single elimination. This years final pitted Fred Schwan against Neil Shafer with Shafer emerging as the winner (his third championship).

I will be posting questions from the MPCFest question set. These will cover anything found in WWII Remembered, the MPC Catalog or written about in the MPCGram. All will be about paper money.

No prizes, just knowledge. Chime in with your answers.

I will start with question that won it for Shafer this year.

QUESTION: What British colony increased the size of its 5 shilling note issued during WWII due to complaints about its size from the citizens?

 

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Southern Rhodesia?

The 1943 note was 89x57mm

The 1945 note was 114x70mm

 

Is the question addressing the BAFSV's originally issued Aug.1946?

 

It is Southern Rhodesia.

QUESTION: Who is the only US President pictured on a Philippine Guerrilla note?

 

FDR

 

Maybe I'll get one! (A chance to answer!)

Cool thread, I hope it keeps going.

 

I'll stand down....

 

Haha! Naw it's cool. I hope to learn more.

 

I have over a thousand questions.

 

It is FDR.

 

Whoa!

 

QUESTION: Who printed the MPC Coupons used with MPC by Thai and Korean troops in Vietnam?

 

The US Navy printer in Guam.

It was an obscure question so I am not surprised there were no answers.

 

QUESTION: What was the name of the military operation in which US yellow seal notes were first used?

 

North African Campaign...Operation Torch?

 

Actually I missed it being posted. Not that I knew it but I would have researched the question.

 

QUESTION: What was the name of the military operation in which US yellow seal notes were first used?

Correct. Operation Torch was the operational name given to the Allied invasion of North Africa where yellow seal notes were introduced.

And since posts are useless without pictures, they will be posted with the answers from now on.

 

QUESTION: What type of previously issued US paper money was called back into service during WWII as emergency currency?

 

Silver certificates? Hawaii notes?

 

I knew that and navy printers made counterfeit bills also