2 Shillings 6 Pence - British Military Authority
Obverse © KRISHNA KAMESWAR@NPSEG – Reverse © KRISHNA KAMESWA PUTSA
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
(United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | British Military Authority |
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Years | 1942-1947 |
| Value | 2 Shillings 6 Pence (⅛) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 114 × 73 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 236394 |
| References |
P# M3,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. And 2 more volumes.
Richard John Marles; 2014. Collectors' British Military Money 1943-1972 (2nd revised edition). Rotographic Publications, Torquay, United Kingdom.
|
Obverse
Central crowned lion atop royal crown, denomination either side, lettering above.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ISSUED BY THE
BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITY
TWO
SHILLINGS
SIX
PENCE
2/6
Reverse
Central denomination.
Lettering: 2/6
Comments
Issued by the British military during WWII in North Africa, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia:
Series A, B, C, D, E, F and L were issued in Tripolitania.
Series K was issued in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Series R was issued in mainland Greece and the Dodecanese Islands.
Series S was issued in mainland Italy and Sicily.
Series X was issued in Yugoslavia.
In Tripolitania, these notes were exchanged for Italian lire at a rate of 400 lire = £1, whilst in Italy the rate was 480 lire = £1.
Those issued for use in Greece circulated alongside the new post-war drachma, at a rate of 600 new drachmai to 1 BMA pound, to help the Greek population trust the new drachma through its connection to a stable currency.
On the Dodecanese Islands, the BMA notes replaced the Italian lira at a rate of 400 lire = £1 in 1945. They circulated there until the end of the British adminstration in 1947, when they were replaced by drachmai at a rate of £1 = 20,000 drachmai.
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| Date | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| ND (1942-1943) | 17 000 000 | 90% | Series A-F, L | ||||||||||
| ND (1942-1943) | 4 000 000 | 5% | Series K | ||||||||||
| ND (1943-1945) | 4 000 000 | 2% | Series S | ||||||||||
| ND (1944) | 4 000 000 | 0% | Series X | ||||||||||
| ND (1944-1947) | 4 000 000 | 2% | Series R | ||||||||||
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