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1. www.ngccoin.com › news › articleHistory Through Coins: World War I - NGC

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   Nov 11, 2019 · The US lost 53,402 service members in combat in World War I. In 1921, Congress authorized a coin to commemorate the “termination of the war between the Imperial German Government and the Government of the people of the United States.”

2. coinweek.com › 2018-p-world-war-i-army-veterans2018-P World War I Army Veterans Centennial Dollar | CoinWeek

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   4 days ago · Efforts to see the United States Mint produce a commemorative coin to honor the centennial of World I languished in Congress for several years before finally being enacted in 2014, with...

3. www.royalmint.com › stories › collectFirst World War and The Royal Mint | The Royal Mint

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   In response to this year's marking of the 100th anniversary of the first remembrance ceremonies, The Royal Mint has procured a number of historic coins from 1919 – the year of the first ’Armistice Day’ ceremony.

4. www.natwestgroupremembers.com › banking-in-wartimeGold, banknotes and money supply in the First World War

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   As Europe was engulfed in financial crisis at the end of July 1914, many people and businesses sought to convert their bank balances and other assets to cash in the form of gold sovereigns. On the last business day before the outbreak of war, great crowds queued outside the Bank of England to do just that.

5. en.numista.com › forum › topic34875World War 1 by Nations - Great Britain - Numista

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   Nov 19, 2014 · First World War Commemorative King’s Shilling. Between 1914 and 1918 more than six million men from Britain and Ireland enlisted to serve in the First World War. Upon enlisting they received a King’s shilling – which was a day’s pay for a private.

6. www.royalmint.com › sovereign › the-sovereign-in-theThe Sovereign in the First World War | The Royal Mint

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   Since 1817 The Sovereign had been a 22 carat gold coin worth £1 or 20 shillings. By the early twentieth century, it was firmly established as a part of Britain’s circulating currency. However, gold was playing a much less important role in the nation’s coinage.

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   Was the US coin neutral during WW1?

   • Though it was neutral for much of World War I, the conflict reverberated in a major redesign of US coinage in 1916. The United States had maintained an official position of neutrality for much of the war, but reinforced the United Kingdom and the Allies through commerce.

   History Through Coins: World War I | NGC

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   Why is a silver dollar a symbol of WW1?

   • In 2018, a US commemorative silver dollar was issued on the 100th anniversary of its end. Its reverse features poppies, which became symbolic of the war and veterans causes, thanks to the haunting poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by a physician in the Canadian army who did not outlive the war. World War I redrew the map of Europe.

   History Through Coins: World War I | NGC

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   What role did Treasury notes play in the First World War?

   • Despite the difficulties, Treasury notes played a vital role in keeping the economy moving during the First World War. For the first time in England and Wales, paper money became normal currency, used by ordinary people. After the war, its use continued.

   Gold, banknotes and money supply in the First World War

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   How did WW2 affect currency?

   • The war had dramatic effect on coinage in the United Kingdom, generally being credited with bringing about the end of gold coins as part of circulating currency. Almost as soon as the war started, the government had issued ten-shilling and one-pound notes and encouraged the public to give up their gold in aid of the war effort.

   First World War and The Royal Mint | The Royal Mint

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   What happened to gold coins in 1915?

   • People responded in their thousands and the new notes soon replaced the gold coins. By the summer of 1915, gold was no longer a regular part of the nation’s coinage. It was an incredible change as before the war there had been around £100,000,000 of gold coinage in circulation. By the end of the war, all that precious metal had been withdrawn.

   The Sovereign in the First World War | The Royal Mint

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   When did paper money become normal currency?

   • For the first time in England and Wales, paper money became normal currency, used by ordinary people. After the war, its use continued. Treasury notes were issued until 1928, and thereafter the Bank of England took over responsibility for issuing £1 and 10s notes.

   Gold, banknotes and money supply in the First World War

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8. en.numista.com › catalogue › exonumia65271The Daily Mail Commemorative Coin - First World War King’s ...

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   Detailed information about the coin The Daily Mail Commemorative Coin, First World War King’s Shilling, United Kingdom, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.