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6 Pence - British Armed Forces 4th series
| Issuer | British Armed Forces |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Blue and pink bicolour voucher with intricate guilloche underprint throughout. The denomination "6d" appears in each corner within ornate roundels, with "SIX PENCE" in bold letterpress at centre below a large guilloche numeral. Title and issuing authority inscriptions occupy horizontal bands above and below. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface blue print on plain paper with fine guilloche framework bordering the entire field. "SIX PENCE" is set in large bold letterpress at centre, flanked by "6d" in the left and right panels. A rectangular text panel below carries the terms and conditions of use in small print. |
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British Armed Forces Special Vouchers — universally called BAFSVs — were a deliberate instrument of currency control, not simply a substitute for sterling. Troops stationed in West Germany, Cyprus, and elsewhere were paid in vouchers specifically to prevent sterling from being spent into local economies or exchanged on black markets, a persistent problem in occupied and garrison territories since the late 1940s. The 4th series replaced the 3rd in 1962 and ran until 1972.
The 6 Pence is the smallest denomination in the series, and its survival rate in collectible condition is disproportionately low — small-denomination vouchers circulated hard through NAAFI canteens and were rarely retained.