Lot 4052

Sale 92 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Midway Island, U.S.base, WWII, one beer ration chit for month of June. Very fine and rare.

Midway Island is a small atoll in the north Pacific Ocean one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo and was the location of a U.S. base during WWII. A massive sea battle was fought at Midway during WWII and the resultant crushing defeat of the Japanese Navy by the US Navy was a turning point of the war in the Pacific.

Estimate
$200
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$480

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