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Accession Number

NAM.1965-11-34-1

Description

Currency note, 1945 (c); printed in green, orange and mauve with an ornate pattern; British Armed Forces voucher worth five shillings, issued by the Army Council and only valid for use in official canteens and organisations; the misuse of the voucher, offering it to a person unable to use a British Service Canteen, was a disciplinary offence; printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, London

Campaigns

World War Two (1939-1945)

Units

British Army

People

de La Rue and Company Limited, Thomas

Dimensions

Width: 12.5 cm Text: 6.3 cm

Inscriptions

Printed on front; ‘BRITISH ARMED FORCES / SPECIAL VOUCHER / FOR USE ONLY AS DETAILED ON THE REVERSE / 5 / FIVE SHILLINGS / ISSUED BY COMMAND OF THE ARMY COUNCIL / THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON.’ and ‘102028’. Printed on back; ‘5 FIVE SHILLINGS 5 / THIS NOTE IS VALID ONLY FOR TRANSACTIONS WITHIN OFFICIAL CANTEENS AND ORGANISATIONS LAID / DOWN IN G.R.O.S. OF THE THEATRE. EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSED PROVIDED IN G.R.O.S. IT MUST IN NO / CIRCUMSTANCES BE OFFERED TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO USE BRITISH SERVICE CANTEENS. / IMPROPER USE OF THIS NOTE IS A DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE AND MAY RENDER THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO PENALTIES.’.