50 Cents - Armistice Dinner

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.