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WWII Emergency Issues
Hawaii & North African Notes
A specifically marked currency was
introduced into Hawaii in 1942 as an economic defense against the
possibility of a Japanese invasion and occupation. The US currency was
overprinted “HAWAII” horizontally on the back and vertically on the
left and right sides of the front of the bills. This was the only
allowable currency to be used after August 14, 1942. The denomination
of these bills was $1, $5, $10 and $20 and all these bills had a brown
seal and serial numbers.
North African currency was printed in
denominations of $1, $5 and $10. This currency does not have
distinguishing overprints like the Hawaii notes, but they do have a
yellow seal and blue serial numbers, which distinguishes them from all
other forms of US paper money.
Below is a list of our current buying
prices for Hawaii and North African notes.
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