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5 Cents USS Oklahoma
| Issuer | U.S.S. Oklahoma Ship's Service |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed voucher in black and red on cream paper. The denomination numeral "5" appears in a framed panel at left with "CENTS" below; the vessel name "U.S.S. OKLAHOMA" is printed in bold red letterpress across the centre. Horizontal rules divide the note into registers bearing the legends "GOOD IN TRADE FOR AMOUNT INDICATED", "SHIP'S SERVICE", and "NOT GOOD IF DETACHED", with a serial number at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 CENTS GOOD IN TRADE FOR AMOUNT INDICATED U.S.S. OKLAHOMA SHIP'S SERVICE NOT GOOD IF DETACHED |
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Ship's Service stores operated aboard U.S. Navy vessels as the onboard equivalent of a canteen or general store — sailors purchased goods using scrip rather than cash to prevent coin loss at sea and simplify accounting. The USS Oklahoma issued this 5-cent denomination sometime in 1941, which places it in the months before December 7th. The Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack, capsizing with the loss of 429 men.
Very few pieces of Oklahoma Ship's Service scrip are known to survive.