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5 Cents Fort Eustis; NCO Club
| Issuer | Fort Eustis NCO Club |
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| Year | 1940-1959 |
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| Composition | Paper (pink) |
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| Obverse description | Pink paper with black letterpress print divided into two panels: a left panel carrying the issuer name and location legends with a red serial number below, and a right panel bearing the denomination numeral and unit in bold black type. A rectangular border frames the entire face. The note shows punch cancellation holes. |
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| Reverse description | Plain pink paper, unprinted, with multiple punch cancellation holes arranged in a scattered pattern across the surface. |
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Military post script — commonly called "scrip" — was used at U.S. Army base clubs and facilities to control spending and limit currency drainage from the post economy. Fort Eustis, a Transportation Corps installation in Virginia, issued this NCO Club denomination as internal tender redeemable only on-post. The restriction mattered: regular U.S. currency could leave the base; scrip theoretically could not.
Pink paper was a common color-coding choice across mid-century military scrip series, distinguishing lower denominations by hue rather than size.