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1 Penny H.M.A.S. Manoora
| Issuer | H.M.A.S. Manoora Wardroom Mess |
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| Year | 1939-1946 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Plain tan paper voucher with all text in black letterpress. The denomination "1d" is set in large bold type at centre-top, below which "H.M.A.S. MANOORA" appears in smaller italic capitals, and "Wardroom Mess" in large bold serif type across the lower portion. No vignette or decorative elements are present. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1d H.M.A.S. MANOORA Wardroom Mess |
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H.M.A.S. Manoora was a converted passenger liner — originally the P&O vessel *Manoora* — requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1939 and used variously as a troop transport and landing ship throughout the Pacific campaign. Wardroom mess tokens and scrip of this kind were an entirely internal economy, issued by the officers' mess to manage canteen credit aboard ship rather than permitting cash to circulate freely in a naval environment.
The 1939–1946 date range spans the ship's entire wartime service. Whether this scrip was in continuous use across that full period or issued in discrete runs is not established in the literature.