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5 Cents L'American Club
| Issuer | L'American Club, Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission |
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| Year | 1963-1970 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Red paper with black letterpress print throughout. The left panel bears the issuer inscription within a single-rule border, with a red serial number below the caution legend. The right panel, set in a solid black rectangle, displays the denomination numeral and unit in white reverse print. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission L'AMERICAN CLUB NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 5 CENTS |
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The Ethiopia-United States Mapping Mission was a joint geodetic and cartographic survey operation run under a bilateral agreement, tasked with producing accurate topographic maps of Ethiopia — work that had real Cold War utility. Field camps and support staff needed a way to handle small transactions internally, and scrip like this filled that gap. L'American Club was almost certainly the recreational facility attached to the mission compound, a common feature of American overseas postings in the period.
Red paper rather than printed color coding suggests low-denomination identification by stock, not ink — a practical choice for a small-run scrip operation with no pretense of security printing.