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25 Cents Texas Dept. of Corrections
| Issuer | Texas Department of Corrections |
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| Value | 25 Cents 0.25 USD = SGD 0.32 |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMISSARY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 25 CENTS |
| Reverse description | Yellow paper reverse bearing a cursive manuscript signature in black ink across the centre field, with a small black cancellation disc at lower right. The remainder of the surface is plain yellow stock with no additional text or vignette. |
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The Texas Department of Corrections operated its own internal scrip system for use within the prison commissary network — a common practice among large American penal institutions through much of the twentieth century. Inmates could not hold federal currency, so scrip denominations like this 25-cent piece served as the medium for approved purchases. The yellow paper was a deliberate security measure, making the scrip immediately distinguishable from official U.S. currency and harder to pass outside the facility.