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50 Cents Military Payment Certificate
| Uitgever | United States Military Payment Certificate |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1964-1969 |
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| Waarde | 50 Cents (0.50) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Vignette of Liberty in left profile, wearing a radiate crown, rendered in intaglio on a green guilloche underprint. Series number 611 appears at upper center, with the large denomination numeral 50 at left and right. Serial number in red letterpress below center inscription. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE FOR USE ONLY IN UNITED STATES MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS -BY UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Military Payment Certificates were introduced after World War II specifically to prevent local economies from accumulating U.S. dollars — a problem that had fueled black markets across occupied Europe and the Pacific. Series 641, which covers this note, was issued to troops in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Libya, and several other overseas stations simultaneously in August 1965, replacing Series 591 in a single-day "conversion" operation designed to strand any MPC that had leaked into civilian hands overnight.
Those conversion days were tightly controlled events. Soldiers had a fixed window to exchange old series for new; anyone outside a base at the time — or holding notes acquired through unofficial channels — was simply left holding worthless paper.