1) Modern obsolete currency 2) Money 1) Scrip 
Shinplaster was a common name for paper money of low denomination circulating widely in the frontier economies of the 19th century. These notes were in various places issued by banks, merchants, wealthy individuals and associations, either as banknotes, or circulating IOUs. They were often a variety of token intended to alleviate a shortage of sma...
• (n.) Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar.
Shin'plas`ter noun Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar. [ U. S.] 
[n] - paper money of little value issued on insufficient security 2. [n] - a plaster for the shin
noun paper money of little value issued on insufficient security