British Military Authority One Shilling Note "(1/-) K" showing a lion over a King's Crown. Believed to have been issued in 1943. These notes were first used in the invasion of Tripolitania in 1943, and later in 1943 (in lire) in Sicily and Italy. They were replaced by the joint Anglo-American-issued Allied Military Currency. These notes are lithographed on paper with a security thread. OTHER NOTES ISSUED BY THE BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITY: 1943 ND ISSUE M1 6 PENCE ND (1943) M2 1 SHILLING ND (1943) Series R M3 2 SHILIINGS-6 PENCE ND (1943) M4 5 SHILLINGS ND (1943) M5 10 SHILLINGS ND (1943) M6a 1 POUND ND (1943)