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1 Cent - Vons Market Los Angeles, California
| Issuer | Vons Market |
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| Year | 1975-1978 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
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| Obverse lettering | VONS FOOD COUPON CREDIT ONE CENT 1₵ Redeemable only in any U.S.D.A. Licensed VONS MARKET NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH REDEEMABLE ONLY IN FOOD PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE UNDER U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP PROGRAM DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS SAN GABRIEL, CA. |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, left blank. |
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Vons Market issued a series of small-denomination paper scrip during the mid-1970s as a practical workaround for the chronic coin shortage affecting California retailers at the time. These fractional cent notes circulated within individual store locations as change, reducing dependence on copper coinage during a period when coin hoarding and rising metal values made exact-change transactions genuinely cumbersome for high-volume grocery checkout.
Digital Printing Systems of San Gabriel handled production — a small commercial outfit typical of regional scrip contracts, not a security printer. Authentication features are minimal, which was acceptable given the denomination and strictly local circulation intended.