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Allied Military Authority, 2 lira

Object | Accession Number: 1996.28.33

1996.28.33 back
Allied Military Authority, 2 lira

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1996.28.33 front
Allied Military Authority, 2 lira

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Language: English
Classification: Exchange Media
Category: Money
Object Type: Occupation currency (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt Fish and Judith Fish

Physical Description: Rectangular piece of paper printed in red, purple, and black ink. The border is purple with "ALLIED MILIARY CURRENCY" across the top. The field is red and also in red is the serial number across the bottom "A30743623A". "2" is printed in black in each corner with "ISSUED IN /Italy/ 2 / LIRA" in the centre. The verso is printed in light blue ink, clockwise it is printed "FREEDOM OF SPEECH", "FREEDOM OF RELIGION", "fREEDOM FROM FEAR", "FREEDOM FROM WANT", with 'ALLIED/MILITARY/CURRENCY" in the centre.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Kurt Fish and Judith Fish.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:23:16
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