I am not aware of this, but cigarettes have been used as currency, especially in POW camps. In World War 2 a cigarette was sometimes referred to as a "butt."
The butts won.
Food could have been used as currency in World War 2. Since most of the food went to those in the service, the government gave out food ration stamps, which acted as currency.
The French used the franc during World War II.
Australian
Cowries
He ate mens butts
They sat on their butts and died.
they copied there butts
butts
The unity of the U.S. currency was lost with the Civil War.
Fractional currency was notes issued by the US government during and after the Civil War. Usage was stopped for these notes in 1876.
The South Viets used Piasters. GIs used MPC (Military Payment Certificates).