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Officer's Club Token from Haneda Army Air Base (1945-1958)
jmm2562
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After WWII, US forces took control of the airfield at Haneda in Japan in 1945. It was renamed to Haneda Army Air Base which operated from 1945-1952 and then partially until 1958 before being returned to Japan. The history of the base is quite interesting...
https://ww2db.com/facility/Haneda_Airfield
I have found in my collection a token from the "Haneda Officer's Club". Is there an official military token catalogue? I'm unable to find another such specimen (or any others) from Haneda. Anyone recognize this token or can help point me to more info? It appears to be nickel size and composition and has a silver colored shiny finish despite the photos under incandescent light.
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Your token is not listed in Paul Cunningham's "Military Tokens Of The United States" Volume 2 - Overseas Issues but don't get too exited as it is simply a different denomination of a listed token (JP1240 - same token but 10c). Unreported tokens of the Viet Nam era show up occasionally but in most cases are not scarce or rare - just overlooked or not known at the time (in this case, 1998 publication date).
All of the listed Haneda A.B. tokens appear to be from the Viet Nam era as they are the same style, fabric and denominations as the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of club tokens produced during that time period for use in Viet Nam, Korea, Japan and other Far East locations. The listed tokens all carry prices of $5-$8 which is in the correct price for undamaged Haneda A.B. issues.
Thanks @tokenpro for the great information! You always come through with the best information on my odd collection of misfit tokens.