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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2042898, member: 32619&quot;]<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/20-21st-century-military-pay-trade.2174/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A little stroll through 20 and 21st century forms of military pay and trade from the top down. </p><p><br /></p><p>First up is a military payment certificate. The note show in Vietnam era. These were used instead of dollars by the US military to protect local overseas economies from the strength of the dollar and as an effort to stop black market activities. </p><p><br /></p><p>Below that are trade tokens issued by various bases at various times. The Air Force was the most prolific issuer of these tokens. I&#039;m shakey on why these were used but I know they were used on bases at various establishments to make change for purchases and also as a way dependent civilians would show membership to the base (this is going back to a time when civilians had access to bases). I included a type from all the denominations that I have. There&#039;s a $2 out there and now that I think about it I think I may have a $0.20 token in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below that we see the Smileage Book followed by two rows of chits. That chit book dates to the WWI era and can be dated by the individuals who issued it on the back (not shown here). If I remember correctly this book is from somewhere between 1917 - 1923. This book is comprised of $5.00 worth of $0.05 chits and they&#039;re all there. Looks like it was never issued. The chits below it are similar but printed on thicker paper, more like construction paper versus regular printer paper. </p><p><br /></p><p>The chits below the book lead me to believe that later books had multiple values in the same book. These chits were used in a similar way as the tokens and could be used in conjunction with tokens (according to a member here). I want to say these books were no longer issued some time during Vietnam but I don&#039;t know enough yet. I&#039;m looking forward to Ray Bows book, which is on the way, because I think he covers these chits. I also have come to understand that Fred Schwan is releasing a 5th edition of his catalog on MPCs...maybe he could include these?</p><p><br /></p><p>Below I threw in a couple AAFES POGs, both a $0.10, just to bring it all up to date. I would have put my Eagle Card I was issued a couple years ago but it&#039;s not handy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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