108724 Accession Number: 108724

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MOROTAI, 1945-06-05. LIEUTENANT H.K. COLE PACKING BANK NOTES INTO A SAFE IN THE UNIT TREASURY BUILDING AT 1 CORPS ACCOUNTS OFFICE. THE BUILDING USUALLY CONTAINS NOTES AND COINS TO THE VALUE OF 500,000 POUNDS MADE UP IN SIX DIFFERENT CURRENCIES.

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Accession Number
108724
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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