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500 Cents - J.A. Moisan Quebec
| Issuer | Épicerie J.A. Moisan |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Size | 153 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 500¢ PAYABLE À QUÉBEC CHEZ J.A. MOISAN 1603-1671 FONDATRICE DU MONASTÈRE MADAME DE LA PELTRIE DÉDIÉES À L'ÉDUCATION DES FILLES PREMIER MONASTÈRE DES URSULINES À QUÉBEC 1599-1672 PREMIÈRE SUPÉRIEURE MARIE DE L'INCARNATION ÉMIS EN HOMMAGE AUX URSULINES, ARRIVÉES À QUÉBEC EN 1639 PAYABLE AU PORTEUR SUR DEMANDE SUR TOUT ACHAT SAUF EAU DE VIE ET TABAC VALIDE JUSQU'AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 2011 500¢ |
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| Reverse lettering | 500¢ 140e anniversaire ÉPICERIE J.A. MOISAN Depuis 1871 699, RUE ST-JEAN, QUÉBEC PRÉSIDENT Jean-Alfred Moisan Fondateur 1848-1927 J.B. Deschamps. Inc. - Québec |
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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.