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5 Cents Tokyo; Yuraku Officers Club
| Issuer | Yuraku Officers Club (OYC), Tokyo |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Composition | Paper (blue) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress print in black on blue paper. Denomination '5' in a central boxed vignette, flanked on both sides by the text 'Five Cents' in two lines. The abbreviation 'OYC' appears below the central box. A purple rectangular overprint bearing 'OYC JUN 50' is applied diagonally across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Five Cents 5 OYC OYC JUN 50 |
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The Occupation-era scrip economy in Japan was surprisingly fragmented. Individual clubs, messes, and recreational facilities operated by Allied forces frequently issued their own low-denomination chits rather than rely on the Military Payment Certificates that governed larger transactions. The Yuraku Officers Club in Tokyo was one such facility — its scrip circulated exclusively within the club and had no standing outside it.
By 1950, MPC Series 481 was current, but small-change scrip of this kind filled a practical gap the official system didn't bother with. Few pieces survived once the clubs closed and occupation personnel rotated home.