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50 Cents USAFRS Mess
| Uitgever | United States Air Force Mess |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1960-1979 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Green paper voucher with black letterpress text; inscription 'U S A T R S MESS' at upper left with a cancellation perfin pattern across the centre. A red serial number appears below the perfin. The denomination '50 CENTS' is set in a bold black box at right, with the cautionary legend 'NOT GOOD IF DETACHED' at lower left. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | A pattern of punched holes (perfin) applied across the face of the voucher as a cancellation or control device. |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Air Force mess chits occupy a genuinely odd corner of military scrip collecting. These were internal tokens of account — not legal tender, not official military payment certificates — issued by individual base messes to control food and beverage purchases within a specific dining facility. The issuing authority here was the mess itself, not a centralized command, which means denominations, designs, and security measures varied considerably from installation to installation and could change whenever the base finance officer decided.
The perfin is the notable feature: a mechanical hole-punch pattern borrowed from commercial banking practice, intended to prevent chits from one mess being passed at another. It worked imperfectly.