Disambiguation evidence for military payment certificates (historical) via surface form

"military payment certificates"


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Predicate Object
circulationArea military commissaries
circulationArea overseas U.S. military installations
circulationArea post exchanges
collectibleStatus numismatic collectible
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
denominationType dollar‑denominated currency
denominations fractions of a dollar
denominations whole‑dollar denominations
designFeature distinctive colors for different denominations
designFeature series identifiers printed on notes
discontinued 1973
economicEffect limited the impact of U.S. military spending on local currency markets
exchangePolicy redeemable for U.S. dollars only by authorized personnel
exchangePolicy subject to mandatory conversion during C‑days
firstIssued 1946
form banknote‑style certificates
instanceOf military currency
instanceOf paper money
introducedAfter World War II
issuer Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
issuer United States Department of the Treasury
lastSeriesIssued Series 692
legalTenderStatus legal tender only within designated U.S. military payment certificate areas
legalTenderStatus not legal tender in the United States
managedBy U.S. military finance offices
material paper
mediumOfExchangeIn U.S. military bases overseas
prohibitedUse not to be possessed by local civilian populations
purpose control the flow of U.S. dollars in overseas military areas
purpose pay U.S. military personnel stationed overseas
purpose prevent currency arbitrage
purpose reduce black‑market activity
regulatingAuthority Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
relatedTo Allied Military Currency
relatedTo U.S. military scrip
replacedBy U.S. dollars in cash
riskMitigation reduced risk of theft of U.S. dollars on bases
securityFeature colorful designs to deter counterfeiting
securityFeature frequent series changes
securityFeature limited circulation zones
securityFeature sudden conversion days known as C‑days
status obsolete currency
timePeriod mid‑20th century
usedBy U.S. service members
usedBy United States Armed Forces
usedDuring Cold War era
usedDuring Korean War
usedDuring Vietnam War
userRestriction intended for use only by U.S. military personnel and authorized civilians