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25 Cents Okinawa; Fort Buckner
| Issuer | Fort Buckner NCO Open Mess |
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| Year | 1960-1975 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed in black on pale green paper; the left panel bears the issuer's name at top within a ruled rectangular border, with the series letter and serial number in red below. The lower portion carries the caveat legend and series designation. The right panel displays the denomination numeral and unit inscription within a decorative black frame. |
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| Obverse lettering | FORT BUCKNER NCO OPEN MESS NOT NEGOTIABLE IF DETACHED SERIES L 25 CENTS |
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Fort Buckner NCO Open Mess scrip occupied a very specific niche in the non-appropriated fund system that governed U.S. military installations throughout postwar Okinawa. The island remained under U.S. civil-military administration from 1945 until reversion to Japan in May 1972, during which time a parallel economy of installation-specific scrip, MPC, and Japanese yen operated simultaneously — often with informal exchange arrangements that the military periodically cracked down on.
NCO Open Mess scrip was redeemable only within the mess itself, a deliberate design to prevent off-post spending and black market leakage. The broad date range assigned to this issue reflects catalog uncertainty rather than confirmed continuous production.