La Caisse Central de la France Libre: de Gaulle's Bank in London

Documents and banknotes telling the story of Charles de Gaulle's establishment of La Caisse Central de la France Libre in the Bank of England building in 1940, following the general's arrival in London after the German invasion of France. The bank served de Gaulle and his followers and is now known as the Agence Francais de Developpement and acts on the alleviation of worldwide poverty.