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Dutch Cocoa Ration Coupon
common1900-1945

Dutch Cocoa Ration Coupon

Netherlands · 1944 · 100 grams cacao

A utilitarian Dutch ration coupon for 100 grams of cocoa, printed with black text on light paper, indicating its specific use during a period of scarcity.

Issued in the Netherlands during World War II, this coupon was part of a government-controlled system to distribute essential goods like cocoa fairly among the population due to wartime shortages.

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Image: Alf van Beem · License: CC0

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