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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 "1" followed by "00" in smaller size. The top of the zeros is about even
with the top of the "1". Under the "00" is "IN TRADE" in an oval block going across.
Below the "IN TRADE" is a line. The line is about even with the bottom of the "1".
There is a 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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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 35 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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3000.
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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-11, Cunningham's CZ130c,
Curto's SC237-100, Henkle's CZ 51 (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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Three specimens in collector hands are known to me.
I do not know of any recent sales.
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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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