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5 Cents - St. Petersburg Emergency Scrip
| Issuer | St. Petersburg Citizens Emergency Committee |
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| Year | 1933 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-tinted scrip on plain paper with a decorative floral and geometric border framing all text. The denomination "5c" appears in bold at upper left, with the issuing authority and location centered above. Central text reads "SCRIP CHANGE / GOOD FOR FIVE CENTS ONLY / IN TRADE / REDEEMABLE IN SCRIP ONLY", with two manuscript signatures at lower left and right, and an expiry notice at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5c ST. PETERSBURG CITIZENS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA No. 2741 Y SCRIP CHANGE GOOD FOR FIVE CENTS ONLY IN TRADE REDEEMABLE IN SCRIP ONLY Not good after December 31st, 1933 |
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Depression-era scrip issued by municipal emergency committees proliferated across the United States in 1932–33, filling the gap left by bank failures and currency hoarding. St. Petersburg, Florida was among hundreds of cities that authorized local scrip as a temporary medium of exchange when conventional money simply stopped moving. These notes circulated at face value among participating merchants and were theoretically redeemable once local finances stabilized — a premise that proved optimistic in several issuing municipalities.
Locally printed scrip of this type was rarely produced to high standards, and St. Petersburg's issues are no exception. Paper quality was whatever was available; printing was typically contracted to a local job printer rather than a security firm.