[3624×3777] This is a 1-dollar Prosperity Certificate issued as an experiment by Alberta’s government in 1936 during the Great Depression. Not technically money but each redeemable certificate had it’s face-value; holders had to pay a 1c stamp duty each week or spend the currency to void the tax

[3624×3777] This is a 1-dollar Prosperity Certificate issued as an experiment by Alberta’s government in 1936 during the Great Depression. Not technically money but each redeemable certificate had it’s face-value; holders had to pay a 1c stamp duty each week or spend the currency to void the tax

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