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1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip Harlem River Co-op
| Issuer | Harlem Co-op |
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| Size | 102 x 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress print on white paper stock, enclosed within an interlaced geometric border. The denomination numeral '1' appears at each upper corner flanking the issuer name, with two circular vignettes of stylized pine trees in the centre field. The large outlined '1¢' numeral occupies the centre, with redemption text in the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | HARLEM CO-OP FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP 1¢ REDEEMABLE ONLY IN ELIGIBLE FOODS AT: HARLEM CO-OP |
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Food stamp scrip of this type was issued by consumer cooperatives in Harlem during the mid-twentieth century as a way to manage small change within a closed purchasing system — federal food stamps carried no coin equivalent, so fractional scrip filled the gap. The Harlem River Co-op was among several community-run groceries operating under cooperative principles in upper Manhattan, and these 1-cent denominations were the most easily lost and discarded, making intact survivors genuinely uncommon.