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Gilbert & Ellice Islands
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1 Pound, 1942
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Issued by the local authority to pay the workers because there was a currency
shortage during the Japanese occupation.
When the workers eventually evacuated to Australia, they were not allowed to
take these notes with them. These notes were retained on the islands and
credits were given in Sydney upon their arrival. Only 4 notes survived.
Scan courtesy of Lyn Knight.
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Gilbert & Ellice Islands, located in the western Pacific Ocean and comprised of
Gilbert, Ellice, Ocean, Fanning, Washington, Christmas and Phoenix islands,
was a British colony since 1915. The islands were occupied by Japan during WWII and
became self-governing in 1971. The Ellice Islands, renamed Tuvalu in 1976, declared
independence in 1978. The rest of the colony became Kiribati in 1979. Australian
banknotes are currently the official currency for the islands. For a more
detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Kiribati.
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