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Obverse Design
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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 "25". In very small letters under this number is the word "CENTS".
Under that, in the bottom right corner is the serial number;
"668" in the example above.
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Reverse Design
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Blank.
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Color
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Yellow with black ink; serial number in red ink.
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Material
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Light-weight cardboard.
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Size and Shape
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Rectangular, 60 mm wide by approximately 27 mm high (height of Margarita chits
varies from chit to chit). Top edge is perforated,
bottom edge is usually perforated but may be straight (as in the example above).
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Dates Issued
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Unknown.
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Issurer
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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.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown; appears to be amateur effort, so perhaps made by volunteers at the Post.
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Source
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Plumer's Catalog number: Margarita #25-Y.
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Varieties
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This is the only confirmed 25 Cent variety.
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Function
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Unknown.
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Notes
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For population count, known specimens are as follows:
- Plumer Specimen #668, pictured above.
- Specimen #670 cited by Plumer (not pictured).
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