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5 Dollars Silver Certificate, Yellow Seal - North Africa

Uitgever United States Department of the Treasury
Jaar 1934
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Opschrift voorzijde SILVER CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFIES THERE IS ON DEPOSIT IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CERTIFICATE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FIVE DOLLARS IN SILVER PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND
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Opschrift keerzijde THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIVE DOLLARS FIVE FIVE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
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The yellow seal on this note was a deliberate military security measure. When Allied forces landed in North Africa in November 1942, Washington needed a way to limit financial exposure if large quantities of currency fell into Axis hands — a standard blue or green seal note would be indistinguishable from domestic circulation and impossible to demonetize quickly. The yellow seal allowed the Treasury to repudiate the entire series at short notice without affecting stateside currency.

The same logic was applied to the concurrent Hawaii overprint issues in the Pacific theater. Both series were declared legal tender for troops but could be declared worthless by proclamation within hours.

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