When in Deci one of the guys went over to the mainland on a couple of weekend days off to see a girl he had been writing too, he changed a wad of cash on the station and set off, arriving he was horrified to find Deci had issued notes that had been withdrawn from the mainland, but we're still in use on Sardinia and no one would touch them. When in Rome as they say, so he contacted the Embassy who called out the Air Attaché, he ave him personal monies to tide him over until he got back to Deci who took the funny monies back and sent funds to the Air Attaché to reimburse him.