$1 1935-A North Africa WWII Emergency Issue Fr. 2306 Yellow Seal GREAT LOOK! Ch XF-AU

$1 1935-A North Africa Silver Certificate – WWII Emergency Issue
“African Invasion” Short Snorter Notation • Bizerte, N. Af.

This $1 1935-A North Africa Silver Certificate is part of the special WWII Emergency Issue series printed for U.S. troops operating in the North African and Mediterranean theaters. These notes feature the distinctive yellow Treasury seal—a design chosen so that, if large quantities were captured by enemy forces, the U.S. government could easily identify and invalidate them without disrupting the national money supply.

What makes this example especially compelling are its wartime personal markings. Handwritten notations on the face identify it as being present during the “African Invasion,” and additional writing confirms it spent time in Bizerte, North Africa—a major strategic location captured by Allied forces in 1943.

These markings transform the note from a type-piece into a tangible piece of a soldier’s journey, offering a glimpse into where the note traveled and the history it witnessed.