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1 Cent - Food Carnival New York, New York
| Issuer | Food Carnival Supermarket |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH 1¢ 1¢ FOOD CARNIVAL Redeemable only for Food Items authorized By the USDA Food Stamp Program FOOD COUPON CREDIT SLIP 1¢ GOOD ONLY AT FOOD CARNIVAL SUPERMARKET 1¢ |
| Reverse description | Completely blank white paper, unprinted on all surfaces with no design elements, lettering, or security features of any kind. |
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Food Carnival was a small chain of supermarkets operating primarily in New York City's outer boroughs, catering heavily to immigrant communities in neighborhoods where Spanish-language signage was standard. Supermarket scrip of this kind — issued in fractional cent denominations to avoid giving coin change — was a common workaround in American retail during periods when small-denomination coinage was either hoarded or simply inconvenient to handle in high-volume checkout lines.
The legal status of such scrip was perpetually ambiguous under U.S. law, tolerated in practice rather than formally sanctioned.