Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
6 Pence Dutch Officers' Club in Australia
| Issuer | Nederlandsch Officieren Club in Australie |
|---|---|
| Year | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Plain cream paper with all text in black letterpress. The issuer's name appears in two lines of serif capitals across the upper portion, separated from the large bold denomination numeral '6d' below by a short horizontal rule. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | NED. OFFICIEREN CLUB IN AUSTRALIE 6d (Translation: Dutch Officers' Club in Australia.) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The Nederlandsch Officieren Club in Australie was a social and welfare organization established to serve Dutch naval and military officers who had escaped the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and were regrouping in Australia. These small-denomination scrip notes circulated internally within the club — essentially a private monetary system running parallel to Australian currency, used to settle tabs and purchases within club premises rather than in general commerce.
Six pence was a functionally useful denomination in wartime Australia, roughly covering a modest drink or small purchase. The scrip was never legal tender and carried no government backing of any kind.