5 Cents Military Payment Certificate

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Local banknote
Year	1954
Value	5 Cents (0.05 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	110 × 54 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	27 May 1958
Number	N# 205631 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	P# M29 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. And 2 more volumes.

Series: MPC Series 521

Obverse

A Helmeted figure at left

Lettering:
MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE
FIVE
CENTS
SERIES 521
FOR USE ONLY IN UNITED STATES MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS - BY UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS

Reverse

Bust of a woman at the center

Lettering:
MILITARY PAYMENT CERTIFICATE
FIVE FIVE
CENTS CENTS
SERIES 521
FOR USE ONLY IN UNITED STATES MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS - BY UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS

Comments

Issued May 25th, 1954. Used in Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Philippines, Scotland, and Yugoslavia.

Replacement notes can be differentiated from regular notes by the lack of the "E" suffix. These are highly sought after by collectors.

First Issued: May 25, 1954
Redeemed: May 27, 1958

See also

• 25 Cents (Military Payment Certificate)

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 62 Lot 1920	Jun 21, 2022	Undetermined	VF	USD 12.19 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 62 Lot 1919	Jun 21, 2022	Undetermined		USD 5.08 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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