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1 Cent - Kleins IGA No. 4 Lincoln, Nebraska
| Issuer | Kleins IGA No. 4 |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain pale pink paper coupon printed in black letterpress. Denomination '1c' appears in large bold type at both upper corners flanking the central title 'Credit Coupon'. A ruled rectangular border at lower centre bears the retailer's name and address in blue rubber-stamp ink. |
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| Obverse lettering | UNITED STATES FOOD PLAN 1c Credit Coupon 1c This coupon will be redeemed for food according to Food Stamp Law Beginning June 1st 1967 Redeemable for 1c In Food Purchases Only at KLEINS IGA - NO. 4 815 SO. 11TH ST. LINCOLN, NEBR. |
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IGA (Independent Grocers Alliance) store scrip of this type was issued by individual franchise owners to function as change tokens or promotional currency — a practice that persisted well into the late 1960s in parts of the Midwest where coin shortages made small-denomination transactions awkward. Kleins IGA No. 4 in Lincoln, Nebraska was one of hundreds of independent operators who printed their own fractional notes rather than rely on the federal mint to keep pennies in circulation.
Store scrip like this was redeemable only at the issuing location, which kept it out of general circulation and means surviving examples are typically unfolded.