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1 Cent - Foodtown Manville Manville, New Jersey
| Issuer | Foodtown Manville |
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| Year | 1972-1975 |
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| Value | 1 Cent 0.01 USD = EUR 0.0085 |
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| Obverse lettering | FOOD CREDIT STAMP FOR 1C VALID ON AUTHORIZED PURCHASES AT FOODTOWN MANVILLE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM - ELIGIBLE FOODS ONLY (SEE OTHER SIDE) |
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| Reverse lettering | The holder of this Food Credit Stamp is solely responsible for any loss, theft, or destruction thereof. This store assumes no responsibility to the holder in the event of such loss, theft or destruction and will not replace this credit stamp. |
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Foodtown Manville was an independent supermarket operating under the Foodtown cooperative banner, a buyer's group that allowed small grocery retailers across the northeastern United States to compete with chain stores. These cent-denomination paper scrip tokens were issued as change-making instruments — a practical workaround for the chronic U.S. coin shortage that had plagued retail since the mid-1960s and pushed many small merchants toward proprietary paper fractional currency well into the 1970s.
Square format was not unusual for this class of merchant scrip; it helped distinguish the pieces from federal currency at a glance and simplified die cutting.