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The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years. The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies .
Military payment certificates, or MPC, was a form of currency used to pay United States (US) military personnel in certain foreign countries in the mid and late twentieth century. They were used in one area or another from a few months after the end of World War II until a few months after the end of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War ...
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The medal was established on 6 July 1960 by 10 U.S. Code 8750 and is awarded to those service members or those of a friendly nation while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force. The performance must have involved personal hazard or danger.
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Cu: 10% Authorized: 400,000 (max) Uncirculated: TBA Proof: TBA TBD $5: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor half eagle [5] Purple Heart medal [5] George Washington’s signature under the Badge of Military Merit over a textured stripe [5] Au: 90% Alloy: 10% Authorized: 50,000 (max) Uncirculated: TBA Proof: TBA TBD 50¢ Negro Leagues Baseball ...
The Treasury built the depository in 1936 on land transferred to it from the military. Its purpose was to house gold then stored in New York City and Philadelphia, in keeping with a strategy to move gold reserves away from coastal cities to areas less vulnerable to foreign military attack. The first set of gold shipments to the depository ...