French Algerian Currency During World War II

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Title

French Algerian Currency During World War II

Alternative Title

French Algerian Currency During WWII

Subject

Currency

Description

French Algerian currency issued in 1942, during World War II. The French Franc (Fr) was the currency used in France and its colonies until the Euro was adopted in 2002. This particular bill was issued by the Banque de L'Algérie, indicating that it originated in Algeria, which was a French colony until 1962. This bill was also likely used by Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944), an American soldier.

Sgt. Hancock was born in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1913, but later migrated to Auburndale, Florida. Hancock managed a Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company store in Haines City until he enlisted in the 45th Infantry Division's 179th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. Hancock served initially in Africa in 1943, until the 45th Infantry Division's participation in Operation Husky for the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. The division then went on to participate in the Allied invasion of Italy, where Sgt. Hancock was injured. He was returned to duty in February of 1944 to tour southern France. On November 1, 1944, Sgt. Hancock went Missing in Action (MIA) after serving in the Allied invasion of Southern France, codenamed Operation Dragoon. He was eventually buried in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.

Source

Photocopy of original bill, November 16, 1942: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.

Publisher

Banque de L'Algérie

Date Created

1942-11-16

Date Issued

1942-11-16

Contributor

Hancock, John B.
Hughes, Linda

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of photocopied bill, November 16, 1942.

Is Part Of

Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

Medium

1 bill

Language

fre
ara

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Algeria

Accrual Method

Donation

Audience

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally published by the Banque de L'Algérie.

Rights Holder

This resource is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project

Curator

Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Linda Hughes

External Reference

"<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp
GRid=56372799" target="_blank">Sgt John B Hancock." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp
GRid=56372799.
"Killed in Action." RICHES of Central Florida.
"Letter from John R. Hull to Edna P. Hancock (April 23, 1945)." RICHES of Central Florida.

Citation

“French Algerian Currency During World War II,” RICHES, accessed December 10, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9316.

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