AM-Franc

AM-Franc
Central bank	Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories
User(s)	France, under allied-occupation
Nickname	Billet drapeau

The "flag ticket" franc (French: Billet drapeau) was a currency issued by the United States for use in Allied-occupied France in the wake of the Battle of Normandy. With the swift take-over of sovereignty by General Charles de Gaulle, who considered the US occupation franc as “counterfeit money”, the currency rapidly faded out of use in favour of the pre-war French franc. First Series-Supplemental French Franc Currency. Second Series-Provisional French Franc Currency.

Specimen type set of the Supplemental French Franc, First Issue (1944)
Denomination	Obverse	Reverse
22 Francs
55 Francs
1010 Francs
5050 Francs
100100 Francs
500500 Francs
10001,000 Francs
50005,000 Francs

Gallery

AMC Francs

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External links

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Dubious Liberators: Allied Plans to Occupy France, 1942-1944, by Ted Rall (archived from the original).

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Private	UIC franc

See also	Gold franc Franc Poincaré Ural franc

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