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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 5140441, member: 6986&quot;]There is a lot of incorrect information being bandied about on this thread.&nbsp; Please do not respond if you don&#039;t know what you are talking&nbsp; about.</p><p><br /></p><p>MPC was not introduced until 1946 after the war was over.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Hawaii notes were used so they could be invalidated if large quantities fell into enemy hands.&nbsp; They could be spent on the mainland also.&nbsp; They have nothing to do with counterfeiting fears.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yellow seal notes were used to pay US troops in North Africa and during the invasion of Italy.&nbsp; They were necessary because the allies did not have enough local currency (francs and lire) to pay troops.&nbsp; Yellow seals were withdrawn when adequate supplies of local currency were obtained and when AMC lire were used in Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>AMC francs and Banque de France notes were paid to troops for the Normandy invasion.&nbsp; AMC marks were paid once the allies passed I to Germany.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are really interested in WWII coins and currency, get Schwan and Bolings book World War II Remembered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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