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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1659108, member: 15445&quot;]<b>Aruba &amp; Curacao north of Venezuela</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe we all ought to visit the islands near the northern coast of South America on this trip!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got some Trinidad &amp; Tobago coins that I&#039;ll need to photograph. Perhaps someone at CT might have some Aruba coins to contribute. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just in case any CoinTalkers visit Curacao, here is a 1948 2 1/2 cent coin from the island.&nbsp; Curacao is about 60 miles off the coast of Venezuela.&nbsp; BTW, a vast amount of the fuel used by the Allied forces during WWII came from Curacao refineries.&nbsp; As I recall, the spec was <u>something like 85%</u> of the Allied fuel used during WWII.&nbsp; It was all refined on the two islands just north of Venezuela.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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