10 Dollars World War II Cairo Conference

Reverse

The heads of Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-Shek and Churchill.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WORLD WAR II CAIRO CONFERENCE
25TH
NOVEMBER
1943
CHIANG KAI-SHEK ROOSEVELT·CHURCHILL
$10

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The Cairo Conference (code name SEXTANT), held from November 22 to November 26, 1943, focused on the struggle against the Japanese Empire and on the new order of powers in Asia once the Second World War was over. It brought together US President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, head of government of the Republic of China, which was now recognized as a major partner within the Allies.

(Source : www.wikipedia.org)

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

La conférence du Caire (nom de code SEXTANT), tenue du 22 novembre au 26 novembre 1943, porta sur la lutte contre l'Empire du Japon et sur le nouvel ordre des puissances en Asie, une fois la Seconde Guerre mondiale achevée. Elle réunit le président américain Franklin Roosevelt, le Premier ministre britannique Winston Churchill, et le généralissime Tchang Kaï-chek, chef du gouvernement de la République de Chine, qui était désormais reconnue comme un partenaire majeur au sein des Alliés.

(Source : www.wikipedia.org)

Interesting fact

The 1995 Liberia 10 Dollar Silver Coin (World War II Cairo Conference) features a unique design that commemorates the historic Cairo Conference held in 1943, where Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Chiang Kai-shek met to discuss strategies for the war against Japan. The coin's design includes an image of the three leaders, along with the conference's location and date, and the Liberian coat of arms on the obverse. This coin is not only a valuable collector's item but also a piece of history that preserves the memory of a significant event in world politics.

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