My 1947 Mint Set
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5/29/2026
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The Officer sitting to the left is George C. Marshall, he was Army Chief of Staff during World War II. The Rank of General of the Army (5 star General) was created for those officers whose contributions to the war effort dserved such recognition. MacArthur, Eisenhower, Arnold, and Bradley were all Generals of the Army. There were also five admirals who were honored with the fifth star for their contributions.
George C. Marshall's exploits as Army Chief of Staff from 1939 to 1945 and would become Secretary of State under Harry Truman in 1947 through 1950. Later he would become Secretary of Defense in 1950. Perhaps most remarkably, Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 -- a feat not often achieved by a professional soldier.
The Peace Prize was awarded to Marshall for his proposed plan to help the combatants recover after World War II. The United States gave grants and loans amounting to more than $13 billion to rebuild the shattered economies of Europe. It wasn't only a humanitarian gesture, but a response to the Greek Civil War after the War where the Royalists and Communists fought it our for control of the country. The reasoning was it would be cheaper to raise countries out of poverty than fight another series of wars to keep communism from western Europe. The strategy worked, and it also kept the peace which the Nobel Committee recognized.
The vibrant economy of the Eurpoean Economic Community was, in large measure, the result of Marshall's proposal. Our economic well-being is, in large measure, a result of free trade and fewer resources being spent on National Defense. It seems to me a worthy reason for a mint year set to celebrate 1947 and General Marshall.
When the fifth star was first proposed, General Marshall objected. It was proposed that the rank be entitled Marshall, like the British, Germans and others did for their highest military rank. George Marshall thought that the title would be problemmatic for him, he would be Marshall Marshall, and he thought that a little crass.
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