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Military payment certificates, or MPC, was a form of currency used to pay United States (US) military personnel in certain foreign countries in the mid and late twentieth century. They were used in one area or another from a few months after the end of World War II until a few months after the end of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War ...
A yen (A圓, A en) was a colloquial term used to refer to a form of military scrip used in post-war US-occupied Japan, Korea, and Okinawa from September 7, 1945, to July 21, 1948. Unlike their B Yen counterparts, these notes were restricted to military use only with the exception of Korea for a brief time.
Historically, soldiers serving overseas had been paid in local currency rather than in their "home" currency. [1] Most cash drawn by soldiers would go directly into the local economy, and in a damaged economy the effects of a hard currency such as the dollar circulating freely alongside weaker local currencies could be very problematic, risking severe inflation.
Hollow Horn Bear was featured on the 1970 to 1973 Series 692 Military Payment Certificate issued by the US Military. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] The 1899 US five-dollar-bill (top) described as depicting either Hollow Horn Bear or Running Antelope , and the 1970 $10 US Military Payment Certificate (bottom) depicting Hollow Horn Bear
In Hong Kong, the military yen was forced upon the local population as the sole official currency of the territory. [1] Since the military yen was not backed by gold, and did not have a specific place of issuance, the military yen could not be exchanged for the Japanese yen. Forcing local populations to use the military yen officially was one ...
A VA loan certificate of eligibility (COE) is the first step toward getting a VA loan. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides the COE, which serves as evidence that you meet the VA loan ...
The sixth series, together with the 1 and 5 pound notes of the second series, were used in Berlin up to December 31, 1979, when they were finally withdrawn. On February 14, 1991, The Ministry of Defence auctioned off their stock of 17 million uncirculated vouchers from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th series to a consortium of dealers.
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