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5 Cents Navy Yard; Pearl Harbor
| Issuer | Officers' Club, Navy Yard Pearl Harbor |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with bold black letterpress print throughout. The denomination numeral '05' appears large at left with 'CENTS' below, while 'OFFICERS' CLUB' runs across the top and 'NAVY YARD PEARL HARBOR' is centered at right. The cautionary legend 'Void if detached' is printed at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | OFFICERS' CLUB 05 CENTS NAVY YARD PEARL HARBOR Void if detached |
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Military scrip issued at Pearl Harbor in 1942 carries obvious weight — the attack had occurred just months before, the base was still in active recovery, and controlling currency flow within the yard was a security priority as much as a logistical one. Officers' Club chits like this one were designed to keep money circulating internally, preventing local Hawaiian currency from leaving the base or falling into unaccountable hands during a period of martial law, which Hawaiians were living under from December 1941 through October 1944.
These low-denomination pieces were printed in small runs and rarely survived the war intact.