1 Cent - Parkhill Arapahoe Pueblo, Colorado

U.S.D.A. Food Stamp Program coupons issued at the sub-denomination level — fractions of a cent, one cent, and five cents — were produced as change-making instruments for transactions where a full stamp book denomination left a remainder. These cardboard tokens functioned within a closed-loop federal welfare distribution system and were never legal tender. The Parkhill Arapahoe issue locates this piece within a specific Colorado distribution point, likely a tribal or rural community outlet operating under the federal program during the mid-to-late twentieth century.

Cardboard sub-denomination coupons were phased out as the program transitioned to electronic benefit transfer systems in the 1990s.