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Carrigna, found this paragraph in the International Banknote Society Journal #4, 1985.

{The genuine AMG banknotes for France had been bitterly opposed by General Charles DeGaulle. He considered them usurpation of French Sovereignty by the Allies and he had the French Provisional Government in Algiers declare that the currency was worthless because "traditionally the right of issuing currency has belonged to the national authority in France alone." It is possible that DeGaulle's complaint led to the German attack on the AMG notes.}

I would imagine that at the time of the Allied invasion French francs would have become, at best, undervalued, and possibly even considered worthless. France required a working currency that the local populace could trust and AMG would have served that purpose as the war literally moved forward.

The article is about German parody notes which included two parody issues of the French AMG notes by the German Propaganda Office.
Link below to the Newman Numismatic Portal article quoted above.

https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/548149?page=9

Got home from the hospital and had a large package waiting for me. I haven't opened it yet but I'm sure it's SS from sunny CA to cold NO. Please give me a couple of days to get caught up and I will post pics. Thank you SS.

As my Paps used to say, "I aint got nothin but time". Look forward to seeing it.

Thanks to Richard for organizing this years Secret Santa! It's one of my favorite things of the year and the members here are always so generous!

Thanks for the correction - but my reference was to General Patton demanding them and what the Army called them during WWII.

I would like to thank my SS again , I received a 2023 ASE Frist Strike in a PCGS slab ,my 4th one 2 others from SS in past years but my first one from PCGS, also got a set of 4 California Numismatist books and also finding out that my SS is the editor of this book thank you Jim. Happy New Year.


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Correct me if I am wrong but I believe there are only 2 left to receive

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Only 2 left to receive

no worries - I only came upon that info simply by chance years ago.