M14 Forum

CCKen · February 9th, 2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Seventh Fleet

Back then (62-66) you'd better not get caught on the beach with dollars or for that matter with too many cigarettes.

7th

Too many cigarettes? You mean bucoup cartons? I always had several cartons in my foot locker.

I always had a few green backs stashed away for a special treat/occasion, but never carried them with me.

RET DEP 04 · February 9th, 2011, 02:48 PM

+1 on Grumbler. I was in Dong Ba Thin for most of 69. When the MPC change over took place the base was closed, no one in or out. The good gamblers lost a lot of money. The house girls thought it was our fault, they wanted MPC not piastres and most got burned pretty bad. The girl who worked in our hooch made out well as she converted her money to gold jewelery as soon as possible and wore her fortune to work.

polish29 · February 10th, 2011, 08:22 AM

Cavman and CCKen, that is what I remember. I only have one 5 cent and one 5 Dong note in my scrap book. Yeah, who would have thought it would ever be worth what it is now.

Oxmix · February 11th, 2011, 10:58 AM

I have one 10 cents Series 661 that I have been carrying in my wallet since 1968. The serial number is B16616507B. On the front is a lady wearing a white blouse and white scarf. I'm not quite sure what she is holding.

Regards

Ox

XXIV Corps · February 11th, 2011, 11:33 AM

Ox,

From the Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates, printed in 2002. Pages 82, 83 & 98.

The first time that this female vignette was used on MPC was with the series 521, on the back of the $1 note. Then on the front of the series 661 for all the small notes.

It comes from a larger picture of a farm girl/women. In her right hand she is holding a rose. In the left hand is a rolled-up parchment. The same vignette was used on the face of the Paraguay 100 peso bank note of the late 1940's.

Note;
521 Series was issued 25th May 1954.
Withdrawn 27th May 1958.

661 Series was issued 8th March 1968.
Withdrawn on 11th August 1969.

I hope that answer your question for you Sir.

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Originally Posted by Oxmix

The serial number is B16616507B. On the front is a lady wearing a white blouse and white scarf. I'm not quite sure what she is holding.

ripsaw · February 12th, 2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by carpshooter

I wonder how all the hookers made out ?

I used the barter system, long time or short time....Hang ten T-Shirts with the little feet on em, and Levi Strauss jeans, and flip flops.....better than gold in them days.....Then the Captain started getting suspicious about all the extra boxes stored in the Helo Hangar, and the crates of KD (knock down)motorcycles and electric guitars that I had to take back and sell in the states. We paid a dollar a CC for motorcycles back then, new in the crates....Ahh, the good ole days...until they changed the rules on importing, and the tax man would be standing at the dock when you unloaded, wanting his cut, then it was time for some creative, evasion mission planning....I can say no more......