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Here's a first draft of a money timeline for the NASR (North American Soviet Republic):

Sep 14, 1985: US invaded, rapid advance of Communist forces through Texas and Southwest, slower advance through Alaska and Canada. Washington nuked including the Treasury department and its Eastern printing plant.

Sept. 27, 1985: New US Treasury Secretary invalidates all US currency, reissues all currency notes using a blue seal instead of the current green seal. Contract printers in New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and California are utilized to accomplish this large task. This move is made to disrupt the economy in the occupied zones (as if the war didn't accomplish much of this) and to deny the Soviets a supply of hard currency.

Oct 1985: Provisional Government of NASR set up in Texas. Fort Worth Treasury printing plant captured by Soviet forces with only moderate damage. NASR and Soviet authorities set up plan to stabilize economy in secured areas, using Marxist principles. Existing US currency in the occupied areas is confiscated. All confiscated notes are printed with a 40 X 25 mm red overprint that says "North American Soviet Republic, a red star, and the date Oct. 1, 1985". Possession of notes without the overprint is made an imprisonable offense. However, many people hide the money they have at home even though it will be worthless. Coinage is also confiscated at this time with much less success.

Nov. 1985: Fractional provisional notes of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents are produced in Mexico City for use in the NASR. They are considerably smaller and plainer than US currency.

Jan. 1986: New currency designs for NASR currency announced. This currency will bear a resemblance to the old US money in an attempt to win supporters among the defeated population. They will continue to be denominated in dollars. Initial batches will be printed in Leningrad and Mexico City. Like all East bloc currency, they are non-exchangable but that is not important during a war.

Mar. 1986: Denver Mint under siege with city, it will be destroyed in the battles in and around the city.

Apr. 17, 1986: Coinage for general circulation in once again produced at the San Francisco Mint for the USA.

May 1, 1986: New NASR currency make first appearance. As mentioned earlier, the currency bears some resemblance to old US money with the following differences:

1, 2 and 5 dollars are slightly smaller than US money, 10 and 20 dollars are same size, 50 dollars is slightly larger. No 100 dollar notes - no need for them as most people are barely surviving. Of course, there will be new portraits for most of the notes:

1 dollar: Karl Marx

2 dollars: Frederick Engels

5 dollars: Abraham Lincoln (he was generally well regarded by the Soviets)

10 dollars: Vladimir Lenin

20 dollars: Eugene V. Debs

50 dollars: John Reed

June 1986: Fort Worth plant begins production of the NASR notes. The NASR government calls this money "people's dollars". This currency is also used in the Alaska - Canada part of the NASR as well.

July 1986: Coins are ordered by the NASR from Havana, Mexico City and Leningrad. 1, 5 and 10 cents are aluminum, 20 and 50 cents are stainless steel and 1 dollar is made of a copper-nickel-zinc alloy (the same as for Soviet coins of the era). The designs are plain, with the denomination and date in a wreath on 1 side and the emblem of the NASR on the other.

September 3, 1986: Coins are officially issued in the parts of the NASR that are secure. Areas close to the front continue to use mostly paper. The issue is fairly limited, about 40 - 50 million coins total.

Mar. 1987: Emergency circulating notes are introduced by the Soviet and NASR authorities in war zones of the NASR since all other currency is hoarded.

1987-88: Regular production of notes and coins continues at Fort Worth (before being lost and destroyed during 1987 US offensive), Mexico City, Havana and Leningrad as war conditions allow. There is almost enough currency in the NASR / occupied areas to allow for reasonably normal wartime economic activities, especially considering the shrinking territory of the NASR. 1987 issues produced in reasonable quantities, 1988 is limited due to deteriorating situation.

1989: Mexico City coining and printing facilities destroyed in bombing raid.

1989: Coining and currency production ceases in mid 1989 - very little currency or coins actually make it to the NASR anyway due to US Navy destruction of Soviet and Cuban shipping. 1989 coins and currency are considered scarce but not rare. A few coins dated 1990 are actually struck but only a few survive the war.

1986-89: As in the 1940's Phillippines, guerrilla currency is produced in the NASR by persons committed to the restoration of the USA. All promise payment in lawful US currency at the end of the conflict.

1990: New currency is issued in the USA. Guerrilla notes are redeemed by the US government beginning in 1990. The government also chooses to redeem pre-war notes presented by persons from the formerly occupied areas.

Present day: Collectors actively seek examples of wartime coinage and currency. The most desired items are:

-Blue seal wartime notes

-NASR coins and currency 1989 (scarce). 1990 coins are extremely rare and are worth thousands.

-Limited stockpiles of NASR coins and currency were found in the formerly occupied zones in the 1990's and 2000's. They were probably stored and abandoned during the war by Communist authorities.

-Guerrilla notes - because they are tangible reminders of the resistance to the occupation.

I will post pictures of some of these items as they become available.
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