Member Jennifer F. Posted March 8, 2013 Member Share Posted March 8, 2013 Q: In 1946 who proposed to the War Department that overseas troops should be paid in a combination of scrip and local currencies? Our first place winner will receive a coupon for 1 note graded under the Standard grading tier. (You must have an active account with PMG,call PMG for details) There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer. REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details. Good luck, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1ncolnF4n Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Secretary of the Treasury, Fred Vinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan8402 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Fred M. Vinson, Secretary of the Treasury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth F Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fred M. Vinson, Secretary of the Treasury, proposed to the War Department that the use of scrip be adopted in combination with various local currencies throughout the military establishment „ The proposal went so for as to disregard the legal entitlement of the serviceman to payment in dollar credits, to allow him to obtain only enough currency to pay for his immediate personal needs on the local economy, and to absolutely prohibit reconversion into dollar credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einstein0505-migration Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Robert P. Patterson (Sec. of War) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuMorgan82110-migration Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fred M. Vinson, Secretary of the Treasury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM F. Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Eisenhower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinsandmedals Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Eisenhower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbesaar Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I know its too late to answer, as its Sunday afternoon. My Dad was in the Army based in Antwerp, Belgium from 1945 thru late 1946. He met my Mom there [ she was a multi-lingual interperator ] while she worked for him. Needless to say, they married in early 1946 and he was soon transferred to Frankfurt and then to Heidelburg, Germany ... if either of my parents were still alive - I know they both would have known the answer ! I wonder if this would have fallen under the Marshall Plan ? If so, my belated guess would be George Marshall ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jennifer F. Posted March 11, 2013 Author Member Share Posted March 11, 2013 Q: In 1946 who proposed to the War Department that overseas troops should be paid in a combination of scrip and local currencies? A: Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winners: L1ncolnF4n and dan8402. I will be contacting our winners shortly and sending out their prizes. Have a great week, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
