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1 Cent - Cubanacan Jr. Foods Chicago, Illinois
| Issuer | Cubanacan Jr. Foods |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Yellow paper with an overall fine guilloche underprint. The face carries a decorative border with corner medallions bearing the denomination '1c', a central vignette of scales of justice at left and a standing female figure at right. Title 'FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP' appears at top, with issuer name and address in bold letterpress below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1C 1C FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP Redeemable Only in Eligible Foods at CUBANACAN JR. FOODS 2010 N. Damen Ave. Chicago, Illinois ONE CENT Not Redeemable in U.S. Currency ONE CENT CREDIT SLIP 1C 1C |
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Cubanacan Jr. Foods was a Cuban-American restaurant operation in Chicago, and this 1-cent chit is a piece of trade scrip — issued privately by a food service business to facilitate small transactions, likely as change tokens or promotional currency redeemable against purchases. Chicago had a long tradition of ethnic restaurant scrip from the mid-twentieth century onward, particularly among immigrant-owned businesses where coin shortages or customer loyalty schemes made internal currency practical.
The issuer name itself is worth noting: "Cubanacan" references the Cuban national tourism and hospitality brand, suggesting the business styled itself after — or had some connection to — that identity.