Currency

Name/Title

Currency

Description

Assorted paper currency and coins; 3 pieces of military script; a German bank note dated 1922; and Egyptian bank note dated 1937; unidentified piece of oriental currency; 5 coins from Great Britain, 2 coins from South Africa, 1 coin from Canada, 5 coins from Brazil, 7 coins from Argentina, 5 coins from either Orient or Mid-East, 1 U.S. coin, 1 trade token Ralph Douglass, Jr. was a Shelbyville, IN native. He attended Merchant Marine program in Kingsport, New York about 1943; after graduation he held reserve commission in the U. S. Navy and then volunteered as deck officer and navigator. Donated items are associated with his career in Navy and / or Merchant Marine.

Use

Ralph W. Douglass, Jr. (1923- 1985)

Collection

Douglass, Janet C.

Acquisition

Accession

1987.037

Source or Donor

Janet C. Douglass

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1920 - 1959

Notes

Date: 1920's-1950's

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 28, 2001

Create Date

December 28, 2001

Update Date

July 12, 2006