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6 Pence British Armed Forces; 2nd series
| Issuer | British Armed Forces |
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| Year | 1948-1961 |
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| Reference(s) | RM#43 |
| Obverse description | Blue and orange guilloche underprint on cream paper, with corner cartouches bearing the '6d' denomination. A large ornate guilloche rosette to the right carries an orange '6d' numeral. The central field bears the letterpress legend 'SIX PENCE' in bold, flanked by foliate ornaments, with the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | SIX PENCE THIS NOTE IS VALID ONLY FOR TRANSACTIONS WITHIN OFFICIAL CANTEENS AND ORGANISATIONS LAID DOWN IN G.R.Os OF THE THEATRE. EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN G.R.Os IT MUST IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE OFFERED TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO USE BRITISH SERVICE CANTEENS. IMPROPER USE OF THIS NOTE IS A DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE AND MAY RENDER THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO PENALTIES. |
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British Armed Forces Special Vouchers — universally called BAFSVs — replaced cash on military bases to prevent sterling from leaking into local black markets in occupied and treaty territories. The 2nd series ran across a remarkably long window, covering postings from the tail end of the occupation zones in Germany through the early years of BAOR consolidation and beyond. De La Rue printed the full series, as they had the first, under strict Ministry of Defence contract terms that kept production figures classified for years.
The vouchers were not legal tender anywhere and could only be exchanged within the NAAFI system, which was precisely the point.