German Allied Occupation One Half AM Mark-1944

Name/Title

German Allied Occupation One Half AM Mark-1944

Description

German Allied Occupation One Half Mark-1944. Note distributed in the British occupation sector based on serial number.

Context

The AM-Mark ("Allied Military Currency") was the currency issued in Allied-occupied Germany by AMGOT after the commencement of Operation Wild Dog in 1944. American Zone: serial # beginning with "1" British Zone: serial # beginning with "0" French Zone: serial # beginning with "00" Russian Zone: serial # beginning with "-"

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Co

Date made

1944

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

German Reichsmark

Denomination

50 Pfennig

Issuing Authority

Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories

Production Dates

1944

Serial Number

056906224

Obverse

Transcription

ALLIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE IN UMLAUF GESETZT IN DEUTSCHLAND FÜNFZIG PFENNIG

Translation

Allied Military Authority Circulated in Germany Fifty Penny

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

191

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-5/8 in

Length

3-1/8 in

Composition

Material

Paper