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5 Cents Military Payment Certificate
| Issuer | United States Military Payment Certificate |
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| Year | 1965-1968 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE FIVE SERIES 641 CENTS FOR USE ONLY IN UNITED STATES MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS-BY UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a spread-winged American bald eagle in flight, clutching crossed fasces and an olive branch in its talons, rendered in intaglio purple over a blue guilloche underprint. Denomination '5¢' in blue at left and right margins. |
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Series 641, which this note belongs to, was issued in August 1965 and remained in circulation until August 1969, when Operation Interconversion replaced it overnight with Series 661. MPC changeovers were deliberately unannounced — troops had a matter of hours to exchange their notes, a mechanism designed to freeze out black market operators and Vietnamese civilians who had accumulated MPC illegally.
The 5-cent denomination saw heavy use in base canteens and PX facilities throughout Southeast Asia. Its small face value made it a practical nuisance to counterfeit, though the series as a whole was routinely forged by local operations in Vietnam.