Obverse Design

The chit has just one rectangle, about 43 mm wide and 19 mm high. Inside the rectangle, on the left the top line says "VFW Post # 100". The next line is "Margarita, C. Z.". The next line says "Void if" and the bottom line says "detached".

In the upper right corner of the rectange in larger font is the denomination of "5". In very small letters under this number is the word "CENTS". Under that, in the bottom right corner is the serial number; "609" in the example above.

Reverse Design Blank.
Color Pink with black ink; serial number in red ink. Material Light-weight cardboard. Size and Shape Rectangular, 60 mm wide by approximately 24 mm high (height of Margarita chits varies from chit to chit). Top edge is perforated, bottom edge is usually perforated but may be straight.
Dates Issued Unknown.
Issurer VFW Post #100 (Jesse L. Brewer Memorial Post) on the island of Margarita, which is near Colon (on the Atlantic side of Panama). Fort Randolph was on Margarita Island.
Mintage Unknown.
Rarity Rare. Manufacturer Unknown; appears to be amateur effort, so perhaps made by volunteers at the Post. Source Plumer's Catalog number: Margarita #5-P.
Varieties There are two similar 5 Cent varieties in different colors.
Function Unknown.
Notes For population count, known specimens are as follows:
  1. Plumer Specimens #609 strip of four attached to each other, pictured below (one of these four is pictured above as well).

Example of a strip of four CT-151.05
Picture of attached CT-151.05's
Scale: 4 pixels equals one millimeter
Note: Color as displayed may not be the exact shade of the original chit.