{"title":"World War II","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"world-war-2-end-80th-kazakhstan-1000-tenge-p-57-2025-unc-e2h-soviet-ussr-russia","title":"Kazakhstan P-57 World War II 1000 tenge 2025 UNC Soviet USSR Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union\u003cbr\u003eWorld War 2 is known in the former Soviet Union as the \"Great Patriotic War\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFront: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonument to the 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in Almaty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Eternal Flame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eflying cranes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommemorative inscriptions “Great Victory 80” in Kazakh and Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap of Kazakhstan filled with wartime soldiers and workers scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrder of the Patriotic War medal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommemorative inscriptions “Great Victory 80” and “1941–1945” in Kazakh and Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatermark: 80 \/ electrotype 1941-1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: hybrid substrate\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51497463644471,"sku":"KZ005700","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/57_36fdf644-e9ba-4c00-816f-97e832e8c5b8.png?v=1766695805"},{"product_id":"myanmar-p-16-x-ab-10-rupees-1942-4-nd-unc-japanese-occupation","title":"Myanmar (Burma) Japanese Occupation World War II P-16 10 rupees ND 1942-1944 UNC","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e multiple based on series letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red with large green ‘X’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoconut palm trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnanda Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge green \u003cstrong\u003e‘X’\u003c\/strong\u003e overprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuilloches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quatrefoil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burmese Rupee (1937–1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 Rupees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 × 76 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese Government (Imperial Government of Japan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Myanmar — Kingdom of Burma (pre-colonial); British Burma (1824–1942); Japanese occupation of Burma (1942–1945); Union of Burma (1948–1974); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988); Union of Myanmar (1988–2011); Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Strangest Banknotes of World War II\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJapan’s Occupation Currency in Burma\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Imperial Japan swept through Southeast Asia in 1942, it needed a mechanism to extract resources and control local economies — and it found one in occupation currency. These notes, issued by the Japanese Government rather than any local central bank, were declared legal tender throughout occupied Burma and used to pay for goods, services, and labor. They were, in effect, a financial instrument of conquest: backed by nothing but military force, and worthless the moment Japan’s occupation ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurma fell to Japanese forces between January and May 1942 in a campaign that routed British and Allied defenses with startling speed. For the next three years, Burma became a theater of some of the war’s most brutal fighting — the Burma Campaign — as Allied forces, including British, Indian, American, and Chinese troops alongside Burmese resistance fighters, fought to reclaim the country. The Japanese occupation ended in 1945, and with it, these rupee notes were demonetized and rendered worthless overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Ananda Temple\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Jewel of Bagan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAnanda Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicted on the obverse of this note, is one of the finest and best-preserved temples of the ancient city of Bagan — the extraordinary archaeological landscape in central Myanmar containing over 3,500 Buddhist temples, pagodas, and monasteries built between the 9th and 13th centuries. Constructed around 1105 CE during the reign of King Kyansittha of the Pagan Kingdom, the Ananda Temple is considered a masterpiece of Mon architecture, its white-washed exterior and gilded spire rising dramatically from the Bagan plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts inclusion on a Japanese occupation note is historically charged — Japan’s wartime propaganda positioned its conquest as a liberation of Asian peoples from Western colonialism, and the use of Burmese cultural imagery on currency was part of that narrative. The Ananda Temple, a symbol of Burmese Buddhist civilization, lent a veneer of cultural legitimacy to what was, in practice, an occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Final Reflection: Paper as a Weapon of War\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 10 Rupee note is more than a curiosity — it is a document of occupation. Printed by the Imperial Government of Japan and circulated under military authority, it represents a chapter of Burmese history defined by invasion, resistance, and the eventual reassertion of independence. For the collector of World War II militaria, Asian history, or Southeast Asian numismatics, it is a rare and tangible artifact of one of the 20th century’s most consequential conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurma gained independence from Britain in 1948 — not from Japan, whose occupation had paradoxically accelerated the collapse of British colonial authority — and embarked on its own turbulent path through democracy, military coups, and decades of isolation. This small rectangle of red paper predates all of it, issued in the brief and violent interlude when Burma belonged to neither Britain nor itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596593234231,"sku":"MM16U","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/16o_0f45289d-a67b-445e-8a08-e3cdb6fa954f.jpg?v=1774386772"},{"product_id":"china-2025-10-yuan-80th-world-war-ii-victory-bimetallic-commemorative-coin-n-484711","title":"China 2025 10 Yuan—80th World War II Victory—Bimetallic Commemorative Coin N#484711","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwn this commemorative coin from the People's Republic of China, issued in 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II, known in China as the \u003cem\u003eChinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoin Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single variety, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bimetallic_coin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBimetallic\u003c\/a\u003e — copper-nickel center in brass ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_emblem_of_China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational emblem of the People's Republic of China\u003c\/a\u003e; inscription 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China); date 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Logo of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War; inscription 中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年; dates 1945–2025; denomination 10元\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reeded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.2 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People%27s_Bank_of_China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeople's Bank of China (中国人民銀行)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — current legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRenminbi\u003c\/a\u003e (1955–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout China\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBeijing\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop ~22 million; metro pop ~24 million, UN 2023) — similar to  the New York metro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~1.41 billion (UN 2023) — the most populous country on earth until recently surpassed by India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9,596,960 km² (~3,705,407 mi²) — similar in size to the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$23,400 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~73rd out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Electronics, machinery, textiles, steel, chemicals, rare earth materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRussia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongolia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMongolia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyrgyzstan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKyrgyzstan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tajikistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTajikistan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePakistan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNepal\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bhutan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBhutan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMyanmar\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLaos\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVietnam\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorth Korea\u003c\/a\u003e — 14 land borders, more than any other country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStandard Chinese (Mandarin \/ Putonghua)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCantonese\u003c\/a\u003e (~6%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wu_Chinese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWu (Shanghainese)\u003c\/a\u003e (~6%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Min_Chinese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMin (Hokkien\/Teochew)\u003c\/a\u003e (~5%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hakka_Chinese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHakka\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibetan_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTibetan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uyghur_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUyghur\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongolian_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMongolian\u003c\/a\u003e, and dozens of other regional languages and dialects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImperial China — successive dynasties from ~221 BCE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of China\u003c\/a\u003e (1912–1949)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeople's Republic of China\u003c\/a\u003e (1 October 1949–date) — this coin issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChina Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina calls this conflict the \u003cstrong\u003e“War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression”\u003c\/strong\u003e — a framing that places China at the center of the Pacific war. Estimates of Chinese deaths range from \u003cstrong\u003e15 to 20 million\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it one of the deadliest theaters of WWII. The war is central to Chinese national identity and Communist Party legitimacy in a way that has only grown more prominent in recent decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coin was issued with a mintage of \u003cstrong\u003e80 million\u003c\/strong\u003e — one for every year since 1945, and a number that reflects China's scale. An 80-million mintage would be extraordinary anywhere else. In China, it's a standard commemorative run.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanjing_massacre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNanjing Massacre\u003c\/a\u003e of 1937 — in which Japanese forces killed an estimated 200,000–300,000 Chinese civilians and prisoners of war — remains one of the most contested and politically charged events in East Asian history. Japan's acknowledgment of it has been partial and inconsistent. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is still a live diplomatic wound in 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina has borders with \u003cstrong\u003e14 countries\u003c\/strong\u003e — more than any other nation on earth — and has active or unresolved territorial disputes with many of them, including India, Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003erenminbi\u003c\/a\u003e is not freely convertible. China manages its exchange rate, which has been a source of ongoing tension with the United States and the IMF. \u003cstrong\u003eThe yuan on this coin is worth about $1.40 USD — a rate set in Beijing, not by markets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe War China Remembers Differently Than Everyone Else\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the West, World War II in Asia is mostly told as a story about Pearl Harbor, island-hopping, and the atomic bomb. In China, it's a 14-year war that started in 1931 with Japan's invasion of Manchuria, consumed tens of millions of lives, and ended with a victory that the Communist Party has spent 80 years making sure no one forgets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe logo on the reverse of this coin — the official emblem of the 80th anniversary — is part of a very deliberate commemorative program. \u003cstrong\u003eChina issues these coins not just as collectibles but as statements.\u003c\/strong\u003e The war is the founding trauma and the founding triumph of the People's Republic, and the Party returns to it regularly to remind its citizens — and the world — what China survived and what it became.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Bimetallic Coin From the World's Largest Mint Operation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe People's Bank of China issues commemorative coins at a scale that no other country matches. An 80-million mintage sounds large — and it is — but China has done larger. The bimetallic format — copper-nickel center in a brass ring — is the standard for Chinese circulating commemoratives, giving the coin a two-tone look that makes it immediately distinctive in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 27mm and 9.2 grams, it's a substantial coin. The national emblem on the obverse is one of the most recognizable state symbols in the world. The reverse anniversary logo will date this coin precisely — in 50 years, it will be an artifact of how China chose to mark this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Coin From the Country That Fought the Longest War of WWII\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a current-issue Chinese commemorative — legal tender, uncirculated, struck in 2025 to mark 80 years since the end of a war that China fought longer and at greater cost than almost any other combatant. The mintage is large, the price is accessible, and the history behind it is anything but small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighty years. Eighty million coins. One emblem on one side, one anniversary on the other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51849342812471,"sku":"CNKM#2025WW2U","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Coin-2025-10-yuan-80th-WW2r.jpg?v=1775098177"},{"product_id":"france-km-1062-2-francs-1993-vf-or-better-french-resistance-jean-moulin","title":"France KM#1062 2 Francs 1993 VF or better—French Resistance in World War II—Jean Moulin","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can't shake Jean Moulin's hand. But you can own the coin France struck in his name, 50 years after he died for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoin Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Moulin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJean Moulin\u003c\/a\u003e bust with hat, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cross_of_Lorraine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edouble cross of Lorraine\u003c\/a\u003e in background; engraved by Émile Rousseau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denomination on branches, date below; engraved by Émile Rousseau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26.5 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.77 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monnaie_de_Paris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMonnaie de Paris\u003c\/a\u003e, Paris\/Pessac (864–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dolphin (Émile Rousseau, General Engraver, Monnaie de Paris, 1974–1994)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommemorative issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50th Anniversary of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Resistance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Resistance Movement\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 February 2002\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e KM# 1062, Gad 1789# 548, Franc 2014# 273\/2, Schön# 305\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30,000,011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_franc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew franc\u003c\/a\u003e (1960–2001)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Fifth_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFifth Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1958–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrance Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean Moulin was a prefect — a civil servant — before the war; he became the most important Resistance figure in France almost by accident, after refusing to sign a Nazi document and slitting his own throat rather than comply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe was captured in 1943, tortured by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klaus_Barbie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKlaus Barbie\u003c\/a\u003e for weeks, and died without revealing a single name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe double cross of Lorraine on the obverse was the symbol of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_France\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree France\u003c\/a\u003e — chosen by de Gaulle partly because the Germans would never use it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoulin's ashes were transferred to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panth%C3%A9on\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePanthéon\u003c\/a\u003e in 1964; André Malraux's eulogy is considered one of the greatest speeches in French history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe man with the hat and the secret\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean Moulin wore the hat to hide the scar on his throat — the one he put there himself rather than sign a lie for the Nazis. \u003cstrong\u003eHe became the unifier of the French Resistance at a time when it was fracturing into competing factions\u003c\/strong\u003e, traveling under false names, carrying microfilmed documents, answering to de Gaulle in London while living underground in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was betrayed at a meeting in Lyon in June 1943. Klaus Barbie's men took him. \u003cstrong\u003eHe never talked.\u003c\/strong\u003e He died in transit to Germany, on a train, identity still unconfirmed by his captors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA coin engraved by the man on the coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÉmile Rousseau — whose dolphin mint mark appears on this very coin — also engraved Moulin's portrait. The same hand that signed the coin depicted the face. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's a small detail that makes the object feel less like currency and more like a document.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty million were struck. It circulated. Most people spent it without a second thought. Finding one in VF or better — with Moulin's hat brim and the cross of Lorraine still sharp — is finding the ones that weren't spent carelessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this document of the Resistance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA coin that puts one of history's most quietly heroic faces in your hand. \u003cstrong\u003eJean Moulin, in nickel, 50 years after Barbie couldn't break him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe kept every secret. The coin keeps his face.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51855911059767,"sku":null,"price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/KM1062o.jpg?v=1775182970"},{"product_id":"world-war-ii-victory-80th-set-of-2-coins-1-banknote-soviet-ussr-china-kazakhstan","title":"World War II Victory 80th Set 2 coins 1 banknote Soviet Kazakhstan China UNC","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree pieces. Two countries. One war that reshaped the world. This set brings together a Chinese commemorative coin, a Kazakhstani commemorative coin, and a Kazakhstani banknote — all issued in 2025 to mark the \u003cstrong\u003e80th anniversary of the Allied Victory in World War II\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each piece was struck or printed by its country's official mint or central bank, in uncirculated condition, as issued. Together they form a rare cross-format document of how the Soviet sphere remembers its most defining moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Coins\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChina 10 Yuan 2025 — 80th Anniversary of WWII Victory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina's 2025 commemorative 10 Yuan is a bimetallic coin issued by the People's Bank of China to mark the 80th anniversary of the \u003cstrong\u003eVictory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression\u003c\/strong\u003e — China's framing of its WWII experience, which it treats as a distinct and sovereign struggle, not merely a theater of the broader Allied war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina entered what would become WWII earlier than any other major power. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Sino-Japanese_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Sino-Japanese War\u003c\/a\u003e began in 1937 — four years before Pearl Harbor, two years before Germany invaded Poland. By 1945, an estimated \u003cstrong\u003e14 to 20 million Chinese civilians and soldiers had died\u003c\/strong\u003e, making China's losses second only to the Soviet Union's among Allied nations. The war left entire provinces depopulated, cities razed, and the political landscape permanently altered — accelerating the conditions that would produce the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Communist_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCommunist victory in 1949\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coin's bimetallic construction — a format China reserves for its most significant commemoratives — signals the weight the government places on this anniversary. The 80th is the first major Victory anniversary issued under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xi_Jinping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eXi Jinping\u003c\/a\u003e's sustained emphasis on \u003cstrong\u003e\"patriotic education\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the centrality of WWII memory to Chinese national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-toned center; silver-toned ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e National emblem of the People's Republic of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 元 (Yuan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse central device:\u003c\/strong\u003e Victory commemorative imagery marking the 80th anniversary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1945–2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e 中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利八十周年纪念 (80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/People%27s_Bank_of_China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeople's Bank of China\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC, as issued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKazakhstan 200 Tenge 2025 — Soviet WWII Victory 80th Anniversary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan's 200 Tenge commemorative is a Spanish flower-shaped bimetallic coin issued by the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Its reverse carries an \u003cstrong\u003eeternal flame\u003c\/strong\u003e — the central symbol of Soviet war memory — flanked by the anniversary inscription in both Kazakh and Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan's role in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEastern Front\u003c\/a\u003e was staggering relative to its population. Approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1.2 million Kazakhs\u003c\/strong\u003e were mobilized into the Red Army. More than 600,000 did not return — roughly 10% of the entire population at the time. The Kazakh SSR also served as a critical rear-area industrial and agricultural base: factories evacuated from western Soviet cities were reassembled on the steppe, and Kazakh grain and livestock fed the war effort. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_Day_(9_May)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictory Day\u003c\/a\u003e — May 9 — remains the most emotionally resonant public holiday in Kazakhstan today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bilingual legend — \u003cem\u003eҰЛЫ ЖЕҢІС\u003c\/em\u003e (Kazakh) and \u003cem\u003eВЕЛИКАЯ ПОБЕДА\u003c\/em\u003e (Russian) — captures the coin's dual identity: a post-Soviet nation honoring a Soviet victory that was also, undeniably, its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObverse colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-toned aluminum brass center; silver-toned copper-nickel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral device:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coat of arms of the Republic of Kazakhstan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ (Republic of Kazakhstan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 ТЕҢГЕ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse colors:\u003c\/strong\u003e gold-toned center; silver-toned ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse central device:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eternal flame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnniversary numeral:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e ҰЛЫ ЖЕҢІС (Kazakh) \/ ВЕЛИКАЯ ПОБЕДА (Russian) — \"Great Victory\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1945–2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numista N#470058\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — aluminum brass center in copper-nickel ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.50 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26.00 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.90 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medal alignment ↑↑\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstan_Mint\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstan Mint\u003c\/a\u003e, Ust-Kamenogorsk — mintmark QUB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10,000,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC, as issued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Banknote\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKazakhstan P-57 1000 Tenge 2025 — 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Victory in WWII\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1000 Tenge commemorative banknote is the centerpiece of this set. Issued by the National Bank of Kazakhstan in 2025, it is a \u003cstrong\u003epolymer note\u003c\/strong\u003e — a format Kazakhstan uses exclusively for its most significant commemorative issues — printed to mark the same 80th anniversary as the coin above, but with the full visual and narrative range that only a banknote can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the coin distills the memory to a flame and a number, the banknote expands it: imagery of soldiers, monuments, and the iconography of Soviet-era \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victory_Day_(9_May)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVictory Day\u003c\/a\u003e culture fills the design. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eternal_flame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEternal Flame\u003c\/a\u003e motif recurs — connecting the two pieces in this set visually and symbolically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKazakhstan does not duplicate its WWII history here — that story is told above. What the banknote adds is format: a \u003cstrong\u003elegal tender commemorative\u003c\/strong\u003e in polymer, serial-numbered, issued through the banking system, and already being pulled from circulation by collectors. The P-57 designation places it in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Catalog_of_World_Paper_Money\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStandard Catalog of World Paper Money\u003c\/a\u003e sequence for Kazakhstani commemorative issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1000 ТЕҢГЕ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommemorative legend:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1945–2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse imagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Victory monument \/ eternal flame iconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity features:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer substrate with transparent window elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick number:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kazakhstani_tenge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKazakhstani Tenge\u003c\/a\u003e (1993–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Kazakh (a Turkic language), Russian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e UNC, as issued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020520649015,"sku":"WORLD-WW2-80YRS-CNC-KZC-KZ57U","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/VictoryScatter.png?v=1776882408"},{"product_id":"germany-p-r139-20-reichsmark-nd1940-1945-vf-durer-builder-brandenburg-gate","title":"Germany P-R139 20 Reichsmark 1940 F (Fine)—Swastika—Nazi—World War II—Brandenburg G.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most historically charged banknotes of the 20th century — the \u003cstrong\u003eReichskreditkassenschein\u003c\/strong\u003e was not ordinary German currency. It was a purpose-built occupation instrument, printed to extract economic value from conquered territories across Europe during World War II, and declared legal tender alongside local currencies in every country the Wehrmacht occupied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e olive-green dominant engraving; pale multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait derived from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbrecht Dürer's\u003c\/a\u003e self-portrait, rendered as \"The Builder\" — a laborer figure used to give the note a Germanic cultural identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eZwanzig Reichsmark\u003c\/em\u003e (Twenty Reichsmarks); \u003cem\u003eAusgegeben auf Grund der Verordnung über Reichskreditkassen\u003c\/em\u003e (Issued on the basis of the Ordinance regulating Reichs Credit Banks); \u003cem\u003eHauptverwaltung der Reichskreditkassen\u003c\/em\u003e (Main Administration of the Reichs Credit Bank)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue-green dominant; multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain motif:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brandenburg_Gate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrandenburg Gate\u003c\/a\u003e, Berlin — the iconic neoclassical monument and symbol of German power\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eZwanzig Reichsmark\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGeldfälschung wird mit Zuchthaus bestraft\u003c\/em\u003e (Counterfeiting is punishable with prison)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP-R139 ND(1940–1945) — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cem\u003eP-R135 through P-R138 and P-R140 (other denominations in the same series)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-R139; Numista N#206500\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watermarked paper (pattern varies)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158 × 80 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reichskreditkassen (Reich Credit Banks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYes\u003c\/a\u003e — 23 June 1948\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_reichsmark\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReichsmark (RM)\u003c\/a\u003e (1924–1948)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Germany (Third Reich Era)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Latin \u003cem\u003eGermania\u003c\/em\u003e, used by Roman writers to describe the tribes east of the Rhine; the Germanic root \u003cem\u003eger\u003c\/em\u003e may mean \"spear\" or relate to a tribal name\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berlin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBerlin\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~4.3 million in 1940; today ~3.7 million city \/ ~6 million metro)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Possibly from the Old Slavic \u003cem\u003eberl-\u003c\/em\u003e meaning \"swamp\" or from a West Slavic root; the bear in Berlin's coat of arms is a folk-etymological association\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation (1940):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~70 million within Reich borders — comparable to present-day France or the United Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea (1940):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~633,000 km² (244,000 mi²) at peak territorial extent — comparable to Texas and California combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e Among the largest industrial economies in the world in 1940, despite wartime distortions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain industries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steel, armaments, chemicals, coal, machinery — the industrial backbone of the war effort\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders (1940):\u003c\/strong\u003e Occupied France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czechoslovakia (annexed), Austria (annexed), Switzerland, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e Predominantly \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Germans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/a\u003e; significant \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jews\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJewish\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romani_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomani\u003c\/a\u003e, and other minority populations subjected to persecution\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_powers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAxis Powers\u003c\/a\u003e (1936–1945, with Italy and Japan); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Comintern_Pact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnti-Comintern Pact\u003c\/a\u003e (1936);\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Roman_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHoly Roman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (800–1806) — loose confederation of German-speaking states\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Confederation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman Confederation\u003c\/a\u003e (1815–1866)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (1871–1918) — unified under Prussian leadership; defeated in WWI\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weimar_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWeimar Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1919–1933) — democratic republic; plagued by hyperinflation, political instability, and the Great Depression\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThird Reich\u003c\/a\u003e (1933–1945) — Adolf Hitler's totalitarian dictatorship; responsible for WWII and the Holocaust; \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAllied Occupation \u0026amp; division (1945–1949)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFederal Republic of Germany \/ German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReunified Germany (1990–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is a Reichskreditkassenschein?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eReichskreditkassenschein\u003c\/strong\u003e (Reich Credit Bank note) was not the standard Reichsmark used inside Germany. It was a \u003cstrong\u003eparallel occupation currency\u003c\/strong\u003e — created specifically to be spent in conquered territories. When German soldiers and administrators arrived in France, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece, or the Soviet Union, they paid for goods and services with these notes. Local populations were legally required to accept them at fixed, artificially favorable exchange rates. The result was a systematic transfer of real goods — food, raw materials, labor — to Germany, in exchange for paper backed by nothing but military force. \u003cstrong\u003eP-R135 through P-R140\u003c\/strong\u003e circulated as legal tender in every occupied country and territory throughout the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDürer's Builder on the Obverse\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait on the front is adapted from the work of \u003cstrong\u003eAlbrecht Dürer\u003c\/strong\u003e (1471–1528), the Renaissance master whose self-portraits are among the most recognized images in Western art history. The Third Reich appropriated Dürer's image extensively as a symbol of Germanic cultural greatness — placing a Dürer-derived figure on occupation currency was a deliberate act of cultural branding, projecting German civilization onto the territories being economically stripped. The irony is sharp: one of history's greatest artists, pressed into service on an instrument of wartime extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Brandenburg Gate\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1791 as a symbol of Prussian power and later adopted as the defining icon of Berlin itself, the \u003cstrong\u003eBrandenburg Gate\u003c\/strong\u003e appears on the reverse as an unmistakable statement of German authority. By the time these notes were circulating across occupied Europe, the Gate had become inseparable from the Nazi regime's imagery. Today it stands as a symbol of reunification and peace — a remarkable transformation for a monument that once appeared on occupation scrip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn a direct artifact of WWII's economic machinery — a Reichskreditkassenschein that crossed borders, changed hands in occupied Europe, and survived to tell the story, in solid Very Fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52096983335223,"sku":"DE-R139VF","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/R139o_copy.jpg?v=1778621046"},{"product_id":"germany-occupied-territories-p-r139-20-reichsmark-nd-wwii-f-vf-xf-mix-swastika-world-war-ii-brandenburg-gate-berlin-reichskreditkassenschein-nazi-occupied-territories","title":"Germany (Occupied Territories) P-R139 20 Reichsmark ND WWII F-VF-XF mix Swastika—World War II—Brandenburg Gate Berlin—Reichskreditkassenschein—Nazi Occupied Territories","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eVietnam Labor Contribution Bond for National Construction Bond \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"214\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCông Trái Xây Dựng Tổ Quốc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 Dong 1984 Numista catalog N#485182 Redeemed \u0026amp; Clipped\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eCông Trái Xây Dựng Tổ Quốc (Labor Bonds for National Reconstruction)\u003c\/strong\u003e were government-issued patriotic bonds,\u003cstrong data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003enominally redeemable after a fixed term, though their real value was largely eroded by inflation during Vietnam's transition period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eThey were issued as part of state financing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"444\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tj7zh9\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eStructured as \u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"301\"\u003egovernment bonds on paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"uur7i3\" data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eTypically carried a \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"364\"\u003efixed term (often around 5–10 years)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ch3u9p\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"444\"\u003eOften included \u003cstrong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"444\"\u003elow stated interest or prize-based returns (lottery-style)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"bwyung\" data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"472\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedemption reality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"484\"\u003eIn theory, holders could \u003cstrong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"523\"\u003eredeem the bonds at maturity\u003c\/strong\u003e through state banks, but In practice:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"727\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j7m9z8\" data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"610\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"586\"\u003eInflation in the 1980s\u003c\/strong\u003e severely eroded their value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kx61w0\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"727\"\u003ePayments were often:\n\u003cul data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"727\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kd06bg\" data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"647\"\u003edelayed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"u01cks\" data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"682\"\u003epaid in depreciated currency, or\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1f3tk7\" data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eadministratively difficult to claim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eSo while technically redeemable, they functioned closer to \u003cstrong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"852\"\u003equasi-compulsory patriotic contributions with a bond form. \u003c\/strong\u003eFor 1984 issues, e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003expected maturity would have been roughly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"960\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003elate 1980s to early 1990s. \u003c\/strong\u003eBut V\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eietnam's economic reforms (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1023\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eĐổi Mới, starting 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e) reshaped the system midstream. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBy the time of maturity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1120\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ereal value had largely collapsed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"788\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1120\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eItem Characteristics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e National construction bonds series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176 × 93 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984 (series spans 1965–1984)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e First new đồng (1978–1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2% annual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTerm:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing authority:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ministry of Finance (Bộ Trưởng Bộ Tài Chính)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transfer\/assignment form — buyer's name, address, ID; place and date of issuance; transfer-to fields; procedures at the People's Committee of the Commune or Ward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista:\u003c\/strong\u003e  N#485182 — Rarity index 94\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"901abv\" data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003eBuy Vietnam Labor Bonds for National Reconstruction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003eCollectors seek them because they sit in that fascinating category of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hsp2zq\" data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003enot quite currency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3j8v9y\" data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003enot quite debt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e961g1\" data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003enot quite voluntary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1532\"\u003eMore like:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1655\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1655\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003ePaper traces of a state asking its citizens to finance the future—then changing the rules before that future arrived\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595293495,"sku":"DER139F-VF-XF mix","price":10.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/world-war-ii.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}