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One beer voucher Purvis Bay
| Uitgever | Forces Afloat Recreation Center, Purvis Bay |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1944 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Green letterpress print on plain paper with a decorative border of repeating diamond motifs. Central text in bold capitals gives the issuing authority and redemption value; two pointing-hand vignettes (manicules) flank the expiry date at foot. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Forces Afloat Recreation Center PURVIS BAY GOOD FOR ONE (1) BEER Not good after March 28, '44 |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
Forces Afloat Recreation Centers were a U.S. Navy initiative providing canteen and recreational services to ships and personnel operating in forward areas — Purvis Bay, in the Florida Islands of the Solomon chain, served as a major fleet anchorage for South Pacific operations through 1944. These beer vouchers functioned as scrip, keeping currency off the mess decks while rationing alcohol consumption to authorized limits.
Not issued by any banking authority and never redeemable for cash, they fall outside conventional currency classification but are legitimately collectible as military fiscal ephemera. Most were discarded or destroyed after use.