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1 Cent H.M.A.S. Penguin
| Issuer | H.M.A.S. Penguin Wardroom Mess |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain yellow paper with black letterpress text. The issuer name and mess designation appear at left, with the bold denomination numeral and unit at upper right. A dotted line runs along the lower margin beneath the validity clause. |
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| Obverse lettering | H.M.A.S. PENGUIN WARDROOM MESS 1c VALID FOR TWO MONTHS FROM |
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H.M.A.S. Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy shore establishment at Balmoral in Sydney, and its Wardroom Mess scrip is a straightforward officers' mess token note — internal currency used to settle accounts within the mess without handling cash. Yellow paper was a common differentiator for low-denomination mess scrip, distinguishing it from higher values in the same series at a glance.