Logic behind using paper money instead of coin for US oversee bases is that paper coins weight much lighter than metal coins, so they save on fuel. I assume Brittain do the same. Interestingly British using actual notes while US uses coin shaped paper tokens. Here is example of US type:
Citação: "mic-w-nl"What are these British Armed Forces for kind of notes?
During periods of war, governments produce currency for their military personnel to use in conflict areas. That way the notes are easy to invalidate if they fall into the "wrong" hands. During WWII the US produced banknotes with the word "HAWAII" on them for use in Hawaii and yellow seals for use in North Africa. Later during the Vietnam war they switched to Military Payment Certificates (MPCs).
The British issued the 1st series for use in Germany/Austria (1946/1947), 2nd series were used in Germany/Austria/Italy/Japan in 1948, 3rd series were used in Egypt during 1956, 4th series were sent to Malta in 1962 but were never issued, 5th series were prepared in the 1960s but were never used, and 6th series were used from 1972-1979.
Citação: "Steve27"Coins I'm looking for: https://en.numista.com/souhaits/liste_veux.php
Basically, anything 19th century from countries I don't have (or in some cases countries I do have, if they're from the Heaton Mint).
Banknotes in the previous post are not available for trade.
I think this is not a correct link. When I clicked on it, it led to my wish list, not yours.
What a coincidence, you're wishing exactly the same coins I wish ;-)
please have a look between my doubles, to see if you find something for the British Army notes.
what are these worth?
I have a KM#739 penny. Won't be home for another week or two, but we can sort something out when I get back if you like. May have a spare maundy set too.