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3 Pence U.S. Officers' Club; Base Section No. 2.
| Issuer | U.S. Officers' Club, Base Section No. 2 |
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| Year | 1942-1944 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with black letterpress text arranged in stacked lines at centre. The denomination "3d." appears in large bold type rotated vertically along the right margin. A cautionary legend reads "Not good if Detached" at the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | U.S. OFFICERS' CLUB Base Section No. 2 THREEPENCE Not good if Detached 3d. |
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U.S. military scrip issued for use in Officers' Clubs operated by Base Section No. 2, which administered American logistical operations in the Persian Gulf Command — the supply corridor running through Iran used to move Lend-Lease materiel into the Soviet Union. These club chits circulated in a closed environment by design; keeping foreign currency out of officer recreational spending reduced black market pressure on local economies, a persistent problem across every Allied theater. The 3 pence denomination suggests interoperability with British military pricing structures already in use across the region.