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Items with subject 'Currency'
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American Stock Certificates
by Unknown (1949 – 1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 80 stock certificates for American companies were printed between 1949 and 1997. They are steel engraved on security banknote paper and represent stocks for a multitude of companies including banks, realtors, and industrial manufacturing corporations.
Banque of France Currency
by Banque de France (1943 – 1946)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three Franc notes were issued by the Banque de France between 1943 and 1946. The notes were worth 5, 10, and 20 Francs.
Bill Satterfield collection
by Satterfield, Bill (1783 – 1945)
15 folders, 1 oversize folder (0.2 linear feet)
The Bill Satterfield collection documents life in the United States from circa 1783 to 1905 and as a soldier in World War II from 1943 to 1945, although the collection dates from 1783 to 1945. This collection includes foreign currency, bonds from various railroad companies, correspondence between friends and family members, receipts of purchasing powder, a church report, a witness record for Seaborn Goodall, a labor agreement between Samuel Wayde and Nathan Lapstein, return of compensation of land to William Nathan Harper, a blank account book, two copies of The Church Quarterly Lesson Leaflet for Middle and Senior Grades, a 1906 almanac, an U.S. Army worship bulletin, a 1943 map of Naples, Italy, and The Story of the Corps of Military Police.
Confederate Bank Note collection
by Unknown (1861 – 1954)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Confederate Bank Note collection documents the Confederate and individual southern states' monetary culture during the Civil War, spanning 1861-1866. There are also bank notes from Germany, Canada, The Netherlands, and Bermuda spanning from 1914-1954.
Cottman Family War Ration Books (Pocomoke City, Maryland)
by United States Office of Public Administration (1943)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These nine war ration books issued by the United States Office of Public Administration documents the Second World War rationing experience of the Cottman family in Pocomoke City, Maryland in 1943.
Farm Picker Ticket collection
by Jana, Jerry (circa 1930, 1950s)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
This collection contains approximately 435 farm picker tickets (or "checks") from farms in Maryland, primarily on the Eastern Shore. The cardboard tickets/checks were given to crop pickers to turn in for payment and feature the farm name and, occasionally, the location. While most of the tickets were for berry pickers and other agricultural crops, there is one for crabs. Also included are four canning labels for Jack's Tomatoes (Preston, Maryland), Friel's White Sweet Corn (Queenstown, Maryland), Old Wye tomato juice packed by Friel (Queenstown, Maryland), and Friel's Tomatoes (Queenstown, Maryland).
German Notgeld Notes
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These approximately 100 German Notegeld notes served as currency after the First World War.
Hell Bank Notes
by Unknown (Undated)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These Chinese joss paper Hell Bank Notes were created to be burnt as offerings at funerals and grave sites. The fake currency includes a variety of Chinese figures, artwork, and symbols.
Lester Fooks Collection
by Fooks, Lester (1874 – 1986)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
The Lester Fooks Collection was compiled by the Private from Salisbury, Maryland primarily between 1941 and 1945, although some of the material dates after this period to 1986 and even more dates before to 1874. The collection documents Fooks' service in Europe during the Second World War. The collection consists of photographs of American troops during the construction of a bridge, photographs of Adolf Hitler and German troops, French postcards, Reichsbank notes ranging from 1 to 100,000 that date between 1908 and 1923, Dutch athletic awards from the 1930s, German cigarettes with Nazi stamps, a Nazi pin and uniform cutting, an American stamp, and coins from Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States that date between 1874 and 1986. The collection also includes a German ammunitions box with Fooks' addresses written on top.
Notgeld Notes (Arnstadt, Germany)
by Unknown (1921)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 19 Notgeld notes were issued in Arnstadt, Germany in 1921. The currency depicts Johann Sebastian Bach's portrait, German people's financial woes from the First World War, Jewish capitalists celebrating, City Hall, the 1635 Black Plague, the Great Fire of 1581, historic battles and a wine festival with musicians and dancers.
People's Republic of China Coupons
by People's Republic of China (1966 – 1983)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 14 coupons from the People's Republic of China date between 1966 and 1983 and depict various national monuments, designs, and scenes from throughout the country.
Salisbury Bank Note collection
by Bank of Salisbury (1840 – 1870)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various digital images of bank notes used by the Bank of Salisbury, 1840-1870.