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50 Cents - Armistice Dinner
| Issuer | American Legion |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | AMERICAN LEGION Armistice Dinner November 11 Price 50c |
| Reverse description | Entirely plain reverse of pale buff-orange paper stock, bearing no text, vignette, or ornamental design of any kind. |
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American Legion posts occasionally issued their own scrip for use at internal events — dinners, conventions, fundraisers — where a controlled token economy simplified accounting and kept spending on-premises. This 50-cent piece was issued specifically for an Armistice Dinner, meaning it almost certainly circulated for a single evening on November 11th before being redeemed or discarded.
The red paper stock was a deliberate choice, not a printing default — color-coded scrip allowed organizers to distinguish denominations at a glance across a crowded hall.