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5 Dollars - B & B Chetek, Wisconsin
| Issuer | B and B Bar & Grill, Chetek, Wisconsin |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on red paper stock, the obverse carries the denomination '$5.00' in bold letterpress at the top. Below, a simple line-art vignette occupies the lower portion of the face, consisting of a hamburger at left and a handled beer mug at right, the latter bearing the establishment name. The overall execution is consistent with a locally produced scrip or trade token printed on coloured card stock. |
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| Obverse lettering | $ 5.00 B and B Bar & Grill |
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Bar and tavern scrip from small-town Wisconsin is among the more ephemeral categories of American exonumia — printed in short runs, spent fast, and rarely saved. B and B Bar & Grill in Chetek, a lakeside resort town in Barron County, almost certainly issued this as drink or tab credit, the kind of in-house currency that kept regulars loyal and reduced cash handling on busy nights. The red paper stock is a deliberate differentiator, making it visually distinct from standard currency and harder to mistake — or counterfeit — in a dim barroom.