Look at this note: Who guarnatees it? Nobody? Poster denouncing Allied Military currency

Identifier
irn561729
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.302.2
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The leaflet was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

French propaganda leaflet denouncing the currency issued by the Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT). The currency was issued by the United States to soldiers for use after D-Day. It was denounced as counterfeit by General de Gaulle and the leaflet calls it a Jewish scam. The Allies soon halted distribution and recognized the legitmacy of the Provisional Government of the French Republic.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Double-sided leaflet printed in black ink on white background with 2 small images of Allied military currency and several lines of French text on the front and images of the currency on the back.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.