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5 Cents Triple "T" House
| Issuer | Triple "T" House |
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| Year | 1960-1979 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress print in black on grey paper stock. At upper left, the issuer name and place of issue are printed in bold type, with a warning notice "NOT GOOD IF DETACHED" at lower left. A red serial number appears centrally, and a boxed large numeral "5" with "CENTS" is printed to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | TRIPLE "T" HOUSE TEHERAN, IRAN NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 5 CENTS |
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Triple "T" House was a Tehran-based restaurant chain whose scrip notes circulated as internal currency — accepted for food and beverages within the establishment and redeemable against future purchases. This kind of merchant scrip was not uncommon in mid-century Iran among businesses catering to expatriate and upper-middle-class clientele, where informal loyalty economies filled gaps left by the banking sector's limited retail reach.
The grey paper stock is characteristic of low-denomination scrip produced locally in Tehran during this period, where commercial printers handled small runs without the security features of state-issued currency. No watermark, no serial numbering in most known examples.