1970–1973 MPC $20 Currency Note Series 692 Chief Ouray F–VF

Can You Hear It Screaming?

American soldiers serving in Vietnam and overseas in the early 1970s needed money—cold hard cash for things like soda, cigarettes, beer, and other essentials. The base PX had all that—and more. But using U.S. currency at military establishments was out of the question thanks to the threat of black market trading and counterfeiting being far too great. Instead, they were issued Military Payment Certificates (MPC). Unlike standard U.S. currency, these notes were issued only to soldiers serving overseas, and were created to be tightly controlled and demonetized at a moment’s notice.

One Of The Most Prized Notes In The Entire MPC Series

Arguably one of the most prized notes in the entire MPC series, this $20 Chief Ouray Military Payment Certificate screams Americana! These Notes are from Series 692, the last official series of military payment certificates, and are often described as the most American of any of the MPC notes issued between 1946 and 1973. Ouray, whose name means “Arrow,” was a Native American chief of the Ute Indians in Western Colorado. A man of peace, Ouray was able to negotiate peaceful settlements with the Federal government that helped prevent the kind of massacres and depredations perpetrated on other tribes. The reverse of the note features an image of the Hoover Dam.

Order Now, Only Nine Available!

These $20 Chief Ouray Military Payment Certificates circulated at the tail end of the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1973. Remarkably, each one available here comes in nice, Fine to Very Fine (F–VF) condition—an absolutely fantastic grade for 50-year-old paper currency that was never meant to make it back to the United States! Even more remarkable is the fact that we have nine of them available—we’ve previously only seen one at any given time! What a find! Don’t miss out, order yours now!