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10 Cents Pusan; NCO Open Mess
| Issuer | U.S. Army Pusan NCO Open Mess |
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| Year | 1950-1955 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed voucher in black ink on white paper, divided into two panels: the left panel carries the issuer inscriptions within a rectangular border with a red serial number and perfin cancellation dots; the right panel bears the denomination numeral in bold black type. The warning clause "NOT GOOD IF DETACHED" appears at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Punched perfin dots applied through the serial number area as a cancellation or control device. |
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Script money issued by U.S. military messes in Korea served a straightforward purpose: keeping American currency out of the Korean black market during the occupation and war years. The Pusan NCO Open Mess tokens in paper form circulated only within the mess facility itself, redeemable for food and drink by non-commissioned officers — not transferable, not convertible, and theoretically worthless outside the building.
The perforation as the sole security feature is telling. These weren't designed to resist sophisticated forgery — the threat was opportunistic diversion, not counterfeiting.