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1 Mark Allied Occupation
| Issuer | Allied Military Authority (Alliierte Militärbehörde) |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Currency | Allied Military Mark (1944-1948) |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in brown, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion of intricate lathe-work patterns, at the centre of which a bold white letter 'M' is set within a circular vignette surrounded by elaborate scrollwork and foliate ornaments. The overall composition is enclosed within a fine geometric border with small decorative cartouches at the corners and midpoints. |
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| Variants | P#192a - 9 digit serial # with Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA P#192b - 9 digit serial # Without Printer's code Russian printing P#192c - 8 digit serial # with dash with Printer's code "F" - Forbes Lithograph, Boston MA Replacement note P#192d - 8 digit serial # with dash Without Printer's code Russian printing |
| Comments |
The Allied Military Authority marks of 1944 were produced in the United States under strict wartime secrecy, with the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company in Boston supplying the smaller denominations while other contractors handled higher values. The Soviet Union was given the original printing plates — or near-identical duplicates — by the U.S. Treasury, an arrangement that allowed Moscow to print its own run of these notes independently. The full extent of Soviet overproduction was never officially disclosed, but the resulting flood of Allied marks into postwar Germany contributed directly to American and British resistance to monetary union with the USSR, accelerating the currency split that preceded the Berlin Blockade.