During World War II, Allied powers issued special military currency to liberated countries. As was the typical fashion, soldiers serving overseas were paid in their home currency, but in economies damaged by the war, a stronger currency such as the U.S. dollar increased the risk of inflation and black market activities. Most of these notes were printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and were produced in Austrian schillings, French francs, German marks, Italian lire and Japanese sen and yen. Circulated condition.