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3 Pence Canteen voucher; 50 C.A.U. Ingleburn
| Issuer | 50 Composites Army Unit, Ingleburn |
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| Year | 1944-1945 |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with stark letterpress black print. The issuing unit designation "50 C.A.U. Ingleburn" is set in uppercase type at centre-top, with the denomination "3d." in a large bold typeface below. A vertical perforated line runs along the left edge, indicating the voucher was issued from a bound booklet. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 C.A.U. Ingleburn 3d. |
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Canteen vouchers of this type were issued by individual Australian Army units during the Second World War as internal scrip — soldiers could spend them at the unit canteen but nowhere else, limiting the movement of cash within camp and reducing pilferage. The 50 Composites Army Unit was based at Ingleburn, New South Wales, a major training depot throughout the war.
These vouchers were produced in tiny quantities, used hard, and discarded. Almost none were preserved intentionally.