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5 Cents Pusan; NCO Open Mess
| Uitgever | U.S. Army Pusan NCO Open Mess |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1950-1955 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Letterpress-printed voucher on green paper stock with black text arranged in two panels: a left panel bearing the unit and location inscriptions with a warning notice, and a bold right panel displaying the denomination numeral. Red serial number appears in the lower left area; cancellation perforations visible across the face. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | U.S. ARMY PUSAN N.C.O. OPEN MESS A.P.O. 96259 NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 5 CENTS |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
Military Payment Certificates and base scrip occupied parallel but distinct roles in postwar Korea. This Pusan NCO Open Mess chit belongs to the latter category — local scrip issued by a specific non-commissioned officers' club rather than by U.S. Armed Forces Finance, meaning it circulated only within that one establishment and carried no redemption obligation beyond the mess itself.
The Korean War years placed Pusan under enormous logistical pressure; the city functioned as the primary UN supply port throughout the conflict. Club scrip of this period was a practical tool against black market leakage of U.S. currency into the local economy — a genuine problem that drove widespread adoption of internal script systems at American installations across the peninsula.
Surviving examples from this specific mess are genuinely uncommon.