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2 Shillings 6 Pence - British Armed Forces 3rd series
| Issuer | British Armed Forces |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Obverse lettering | British Armed Forces Special Voucher For use only as detailed on the reverse TWO SHILLINGS SIXPENCE Issued by command of the Army Council |
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| Reverse lettering | TWO SHILLINGS SIXPENCE This note is valid only for transactions within official canteens and organisations laid down in the G.R.Os of the theatre. Except as may be expressly provided in the G.R.Os it must in no circumstances be offered to any person who is not entitled to use British service canteens. Improper use of this note is a disciplinary offence and may render the offender liable to penalties. |
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British Armed Forces Special Vouchers were a parallel currency — servicemen stationed overseas were paid in these rather than sterling to prevent local black markets from draining hard currency out of the British economy. The 3rd series, introduced in 1956, replaced the 2nd series partly in response to exactly that problem: widespread unauthorized exchange in occupied Germany and Cyprus had made earlier issues a liability.
De La Rue's security printing on this series is tighter than its predecessors, with more sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features reflecting lessons learned from BAFSV abuse cases documented through the early 1950s.