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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 1145897, member: 6986&quot;]Not the hyperinflation period but local notes were issued in many countries that experienced shortages of small change during and immediately after WWI.&nbsp; In addition to France and Germany, I have in my collection or have seen notes from Belgium, Monaco, Luxemburg, Poland, Denmark, Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia.&nbsp; If you look in the Pick catalog under Liechtenstein you will see a grand total of three notes.&nbsp; These were issued as emergency money after WWI.</p><p><br /></p><p>Small change emergency notes were also issued in Spain during the Civil War of 1936-39.&nbsp; There is a scarce issue from Andorra from the SPanish Civil War also.&nbsp; Local small change notes were issued in Shanghai during WWII.&nbsp; In Mexico and Italy during WWII circulating cashiers and bank checks were impressed into service for small change.&nbsp; In the mid-1970s, small bearer checks were issued in Italy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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