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1 Cent - La Capital Food Mart, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
| Issuer | La Capital Food Mart, Inc. |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | LA CAPITAL FOOD MART, Inc. 10700 TORRENCE AVE. CHICAGO, ILL 60617 FOOD CREDIT COUPON 1C ONE CENT NOT NEGOTIABLE Redeemable only in Mdse. Eligible under The U.S.D.A. Food Stamp Program La Capital Foods, Inc. |
| Reverse description | Unprinted reverse on pink-tinted paper with a continuous fine wavy-line guilloche underprint covering the entire surface. |
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La Capital Food Mart was one of hundreds of Chicago-area Latino grocery businesses that issued their own paper scrip during the latter half of the twentieth century, functioning as informal store credit redeemable only at the issuing location. These pieces occupied a legal grey zone — technically not currency, but used as such within their community networks. The practice was especially common among businesses serving immigrant neighborhoods on the city's southwest and northwest sides, where customer loyalty and credit extension were intertwined commercial tools.