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500 Cents - J.A. Moisan Quebec
| Issuer | Épicerie J.A. Moisan |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Two oval portrait vignettes within guilloche borders: Madame de la Peltrie (1603–1671), foundress of the monastery, at left, and Marie de l'Incarnation (1599–1672), first superior, at right. Central vignette shows the Premier Monastère des Ursulines à Québec; serial number printed in red at centre; denomination 500¢ in copper-toned cartouches at each corner. |
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| Reverse description | Portrait vignette of Jean-Alfred Moisan (1848–1927), founder, at right, with a vignette of the J.A. Moisan grocery storefront at 699, rue St-Jean in the centre. Large denomination numeral 500¢ at left over a wave-pattern underprint; president's signature at lower left; printer's imprint and fleur-de-lys vignettes on the right panel. |
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J.A. Moisan on rue Saint-Jean in Quebec City claims to be the oldest grocery store in North America, operating continuously since 1871. This 500-cent note is a contemporary promotional scrip — issued in 2011 as a gift certificate or loyalty instrument, not legal tender in any sense. Printed by J.B. Deschamps Inc., a Quebec commercial printer, the design deliberately mimics historical banknote conventions to reinforce the store's antiquarian brand identity.
Collectible primarily as ephemera. Redeemed examples turn up more often than unredeemed ones.