Obverse Design
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Curving all the way around, starting at the bottom middle:
"THE N.C.O. CLUB OF ALBROOK FIELD". "CANAL" and "ZONE" in the center, with a
wreath curving around on the right, left and bottom (top open).
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge. Background is
plain and smooth.
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Reverse Design
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"GOOD FOR" curved along the top. Large "5" in the center with a serpentine
pattern circle around it. "IN TRADE" curving along the bottom.
Smooth plain raised edge. Background is
a hatch pattern with small hatches in the center and large hatches near
the 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, 20 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown, but sometime between 1930 when the NCO club was built,
and 1949 when Albrook Field became Albrook AFB.
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Issuer
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Albrook Field.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Cunningham's CZ30a, Curto's A413-5, Henkle's CZ-77 and Plumer page #1.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Service club 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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