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2 Dollars - J. B. Laliberté Quebec City
| Issuer | J. B. Laliberté |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Reverse description | Light orange reverse with a matching guilloche border. A bold circular underprint at centre reads ACHAT MINIMUM $20 in white on dark ground. Redemption conditions in French are set in two text blocks flanking the central vignette, with corner numeral 2 devices repeating at each angle. |
| Reverse lettering | 2 Non échangeable ni pour de l'argent ni pour des coupons, en tout ou en partie. Valide jusqu'au 31 décembre 1986 Non valide si détaché. ACHAT MINIMUM $20 Ce coupon donne droit à un rabais de 10% sur le prix régulier de toute marchandise dans tous les rayons du magasin, sauf au Salon de fourrure et au restaurant. |
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J. B. Laliberté was a Quebec City furrier and outfitter with roots going back to the 1870s, and this 2 Dollar note is a merchant scrip token rather than a banknote in any formal sense — issued as a store credit instrument, almost certainly as part of a promotional or loyalty scheme rather than out of any monetary necessity. By 1986, Canadian merchant scrip had no legal standing and no regulatory framework; these circulated entirely on the goodwill of the issuing business.
The small dimensions place it closer to a gift certificate than to currency tradition. Surviving examples tend to be unfolded and uncirculated, suggesting redemption rates were high or distribution was limited.