Series 1935A $1 Hawaii Overprint & North Africa Emergency Currency Pair Circ

Product Description

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, emergency currency was issued for the islands. Overprinted with brown Treasury seals, serial numbers and the word HAWAII, the easily identifiable $1 silver certificates could be demonetized if they fell into the hands of Japanese invaders. In the same vein, additional emergency currency was printed with bright yellow seals for troops in North Africa. After Allied victory, a large portion of these WWII notes were recalled and destroyed. Circulated quality.