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1 Cent Field Force Canteen
| Uitgever | Army Y.M.C.A. of India (British East Africa Field Force Canteen) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1940 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Letterpress-printed in black on plain paper. The Y.M.C.A. of India seal appears at lower left, with text arranged in a central panel denoting the voucher authority and denomination. Signed in printed facsimile by C. R. Webster, General Secretary. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BRITISH EAST AFRICA FIELD FORCE CANTEEN CASH VOUCHER } One Cent. C. R. WEBSTER, General Secretary. Army Y.M.C.A. of India. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
Field Force Canteen tokens issued by the Army Y.M.C.A. in British East Africa were a practical solution to a persistent problem: soldiers in remote forward positions had no reliable access to small change, and military paymasters were not about to flood the field with coin. The Y.M.C.A. operated canteen services under British military auspices across multiple East African theatres during the early 1940s campaign against Italian forces in Abyssinia and Somaliland, issuing these low-denomination paper slips redeemable only within the canteen system itself.
Webster's signature as authorizing officer is the only accountability mechanism on the note — no serial numbers, no security printing, no redemption date.