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20 Cents Fort Clayton; Canal Zone
| Issuer | N.C.O. Open Mess, Fort Clayton |
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| Year | 1963-1969 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on tan paper stock, divided into two panels by a bold vertical rule. The left panel carries the issuer inscription in bold sans-serif capitals and a red serial number at lower left; the right panel bears the denomination numeral and unit in white on a solid black ground. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is completely plain, left unprinted on tan paper stock with no text, vignette, or decorative elements. |
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Fort Clayton was a U.S. Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone, and its NCO Open Mess — the non-commissioned officers' club — issued these small-denomination scrip notes for use within the facility itself. Military post scrip of this type was a deliberate policy tool: restricting purchases to on-post venues kept dollars out of the local Panamanian economy and reduced black-market currency exchange, a persistent problem throughout the Canal Zone during the 1960s.
The tiny format was intentional — these circulated alongside coins, not banknotes.