Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scrip

Scrip , noun

[Old English scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; compare Icelandic & OSw. skreppa, and also Late Latin scrippum, Old French esquerpe, escrepe, French écharpe scarf. Compare Scrap, Scarf a piece of dress.]

A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] — Chaucer
And in requital ope his leathern scrip. — Milton

Scrip , noun

[From script.]

1.
A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.
Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. — Shakespeare
Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. — Locke
2.
A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
3.
Paper fractional currency. [Colloquial.United States]