Ration Coupons - Potatoes, Cologne, Germany, 1920

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Item HT 22695 Ration Coupons - Potatoes, Cologne, Germany, 1920

Summary

Small card mounted with nine separate German ration coupons for potatoes, issued in Cologne, 1920. Inscriptions in German. The card of coupons was found with a small handwritten text label, which suggests it may have been previously displayed by the Museum. The text label reads:"Cologne / Food Coupons / 1920". The coupons appear to have been mounted on a piece of recycled card with unrelated text on the reverse.

Physical Description

Card with pin holes in each corner. nine coupons with perforated edges have been adhered to the card. Each coupon is printed with black text, a blue number, and is coloured blue, orange or purple.

More Information

Collecting Areas

Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Unknown Acquisition Method from Unknown Source
Place & Date Inscribed

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 1920
Inscriptions

Printed on front of coupon, top left: "Stadl Koln / Gouder / marke". Printed on top cenrtre coupon: "Stadl Koln / 8/3 - 14/3 - 1920 / Kartoffeln". Reverse of card, handwritten: "416 / Falconer M.E / Offering Painting / Morning Noon & Night / C. Morris Rt."
Classification

Military history, Civilian life, Rationing
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Document
Overall Dimensions

124 mm (Width), 76 mm (Height)
Keywords

German Communities, German Immigration, Ration Coupons, Rationing, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918