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5 Cents Pusan; Officers' Open Mess
| Uitgever | Pusan Officers' Open Mess, A.P.O. 96259 |
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| Jaar | 1950-1955 |
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| Waarde | 5 Cents (0.05) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Letterpress-printed in black on tan paper with a plain rectangular border frame. Central text panel carries the mess identification and A.P.O. number, with a red serial number below. The denomination numeral '5' is set in a large bold typeface at the right, above the unit 'CENTS'. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | PUSAN OFFICERS' OPEN MESS A.P.O. 96259 Void if detached 5 CENTS |
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Military Payment Scrip issued by the Pusan Officers' Open Mess during the Korean War period, A.P.O. 96259 placing it firmly within the Eighth United States Army's rear-echelon command structure in Pusan — the port city that remained the primary U.S. logistics hub throughout the conflict. Mess scrip of this type circulated exclusively within the issuing establishment, functioning as a closed-loop currency to prevent U.S. dollars and MPC from leaking into the Korean black market, a persistent problem the Army never fully solved.
Tan paper was typical of low-denomination mess chits across Korea and Japan in this period, chosen for quick visual differentiation at the bar or cashier.