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5 Cents Seletar; RAF Station
| Issuer | R.A.F. Station Seletar |
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| Year | 1945-1955 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain grey paper with simple letterpress print in black. The issuer legend "R.A.F. STATION" appears at top in bold serif capitals, with "SELETAR" centred below in smaller type. The denomination "5 cts." is printed in large bold numerals and text in the lower half. |
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| Obverse lettering | R.A.F. STATION SELETAR 5 cts. |
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RAF Station Seletar, on the northeastern tip of Singapore island, operated its own NAAFI canteen currency during the postwar decade — a practical solution to the perennial problem of small-denomination Straits and later Malayan coin shortages in a closed military environment. These grey paper chits circulated exclusively within the station perimeter, accepted at the NAAFI shop, wet canteen, and mess facilities.
The decade-long date range reflects the difficulty of pinning down exact issue years for RAF canteen currency of this type; individual notes were rarely dated, and recordkeeping was informal at best.