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Obverse Design
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"AAIC" curved along the top. "NCO OPEN" across the middle. "MESS" curving along
the bottom. Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Reverse Design
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A large "25" with "IN TRADE" in an oval block across the lower half of the number.
Small C to the right of the upper part of the "5".
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Metal
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Aluminum.
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Weight
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Probably about 2 grams.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 28 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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May 1970.
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Issuer
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Atlantic Area Installation Command (AAIC) based in Fort Davis. Also used at Fort Gulick.
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Mintage
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2000.
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Rarity
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Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Meyer and Wenthe.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Asociación Numismático's F-10, Cunningham's CZ130b,
Curto's SC237-25, Henkle's CZ 50 (photo) and Plumer page #1.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Mess token.
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Population Count
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Four specimens in collector hands are known to me.
Recent sales include:
- Auction sale on ebay on June 28, 2002 for $104 of
the specimen above (EF-40 condition).
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Historical Notes
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Jerald Peterson reports that the clubs changed to the chit system after a period
of using these tokens. At that time all the AAIC tokens on hand were dumped into
Limon Bay off Colon, Panama.
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