ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR; A STUDY IN EMERGENCY PAPER MONEY

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  • Ian Van der Waag Directorate Documentation Service, SADF

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https://doi.org/10.5787/23-2-309

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Paper money, gold and silver coinage, various forms of emergency money, CURRENCY

Abstract

Paper money originated in times when gold and silver coinage were in short supply and therefore, in a sense, all paper money is a substitute for specie. However, there have been circumstances when even the supply of paper money was inadequate. On such occasions various forms of emergency money have made their appearance.

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Published

2012-02-15

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Van der Waag, I. (2012). ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR; A STUDY IN EMERGENCY PAPER MONEY. Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.5787/23-2-309

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