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10 Cents Military Payment Certificate
| Issuer | United States Military |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Reverse description | Entirely printed in blue and violet, the reverse is covered with intricate guilloche scrollwork and four rosette medallions at the corners, each bearing the numeral 10. A central ornamental cartouche carries the certificate title and statutory legend in letterpress. |
| Reverse lettering | TEN MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE FOR USE ONLY IN UNITED STATES MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS — BY UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS. CENTS |
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Series 641, issued from 1965, was replaced mid-Vietnam War by Series 651 in 1968 — this note belongs to that replacement cycle. MPC conversions were conducted as surprise "C-Day" events: a single day's notice, after which old series became worthless. The purpose was to freeze out black market operators and Vietnamese civilians who had accumulated dollars-adjacent currency outside sanctioned channels.
Series 651 had a notably short run, replaced again by Series 661 in 1969. That brevity makes surviving examples more interesting to track than the longer-running series.