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100 Cents - St-Césaire General Store Saint-Césaire, Quebec
| Issuer | Jos. Plamondon General Store, Saint-Césaire, Quebec |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Value | 100 Cents (1 CAD) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a circular coin-like medallion bearing the denomination 100 CENTS and date 1895 beneath a crown, flanked by bold letterpress panels reading ONE HUNDRED and CENTS. Decorative star-burst corner ornaments frame the coupon, with guilloche-style border bands in dark blue ink on plain paper stock. |
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| Reverse lettering | J.P. |
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Canadian merchant scrip from this period was a direct response to the chronic shortage of low-denomination Dominion currency in rural Quebec. Jos. Plamondon's store token functioned as a binding IOU — redeemable only at the issuing counter, which kept purchasing power circulating locally rather than draining out to larger commercial centres.
Saint-Césaire was a small agricultural township in the Rouville county, and general store scrip here was as much a credit instrument as a convenience. Plamondon was effectively extending trust to customers and neighbours in paper form.