1934 A $10 Silver Certificate North Africa WWII Emergency Issue Gold Seal PMG VF 30 EPQ

1934 A $10 Silver Certificate North Africa WWII Emergency Issue Gold Seal PMG VF 30 EPQ

Bullion Exchanges presents the 1934 A $10 Silver Certificate North Africa WWII Emergency Issue Gold Seal PMG VF 30 EPQ. This special wartime note has been graded by PMG as Very Fine 30 with Exceptional Paper Quality. It features the distinctive yellow (gold) Treasury seal that immediately identifies it as a North Africa Emergency Issue. The face shows a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, while the reverse depicts the Treasury Building. These notes were produced so that, if captured by enemy forces, they could be quickly demonetized without affecting the regular U.S. currency supply.

During World War II, the United States prepared for the Allied invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch, beginning November 1942). Military authorities worried that large amounts of standard U.S. currency could fall into Axis hands. To address this risk, the Treasury issued special Silver Certificates with yellow seals for use by American troops in the North African and Mediterranean theaters. The $10 denomination is scarcer than the more common $1 yellow-seal notes, and examples with original paper quality remain popular with both currency and military history collectors.

Product Features:

• Graded VF 30 EPQ by PMG
• Silver Certificate
• Gold Seal
• Denomination: $10
• Produced by the US Federal Reserve
• Obverse: Features a portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, with standard inscriptions and a striking gold Treasury seal.
• Reverse: Displays the image of the U.S. Treasury building with a vintage car

Surviving yellow-seal $10 notes from the North Africa campaign remain sought after for their direct connection to Operation Torch and the unique wartime measures taken to protect the U.S. currency supply. This PMG VF 30 EPQ example combines original paper quality with the distinctive gold seal that sets these emergency issues apart, making it a strong addition for collectors of WWII currency or small-size Silver Certificates.

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