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2 Annas Air Transport Command
| Uitgever | U.S. Army Air Forces Air Transport Command |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1942-1945 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Plain cream paper coupon printed entirely in red letterpress. The issuer legend A.T.C. ARMY EXCHANGE No. 886-2 runs across the upper portion, with a large numeral 2 centred between the denomination words ANNAS. A handwritten serial number line appears at upper right, and the word COUPON is printed at the foot. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | No._____ A.T.C. ARMY EXCHANGE No. 886-2 ANNAS 2 ANNAS COUPON |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Air Transport Command operated the India-China-Burma theater supply routes and issued scrip denominations in local currency equivalents — annas included — specifically to allow American service personnel to make small purchases without accessing or disrupting the local coin supply. The 2 Annas piece sits in the lower end of that scrip ladder, suited to minor transactions: food stalls, rickshaws, incidental local commerce.
ATC scrip of this period is frequently conflated with Allied Military Currency, but it was not legal tender and carried no formal backing from the Reserve Bank of India. Issued by a logistical command rather than a monetary authority, its legitimacy extended only as far as base camp discipline enforced it.