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20 Cents Peaceful River Bar
| Issuer | Peaceful River Bar |
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| Year | 1964-1965 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Plain letterpress-printed voucher on light grey-green paper. The issuer name appears at top, with a serial number at left and the denomination numeral in large bold type at right, separated by a vertical rule. A validity clause appears at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | PEACEFUL RIVER BAR Not good if detached 20 CENTS |
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Peaceful River Bar was almost certainly a tavern or saloon-style establishment issuing its own scrip for use within the premises — a practice that persisted in parts of rural America well into the 1960s, particularly in areas with limited cash liquidity or where the proprietor wanted to keep spending on-site. The specific location of this bar has not been firmly established in the numismatic literature, which is itself telling: these hyper-local issues were rarely documented at the time of printing.
Paper tavern scrip from this period is frequently found in poor condition due to constant handling in a single venue. One or two print runs would cover the establishment's entire operational need.