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5 liter bensin Bensinstasjonen ved Østbanen
| Issuer | Bensinstasjonen ved Østbanen (Heyerdahl & Co A/S) |
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| Value | 5 liter bensin |
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| Obverse description | Cream-coloured paper stock with text printed in black letterpress throughout. The issuer's name appears in large bold type at the top centre, followed by the operating company name and telephone number in smaller type. An italic line of text states the redemption terms, with the quantity expressed in both numeral and written form. A dotted line at lower left provides space for a vehicle registration number, with a serial number field at lower right. The left edge carries a vertical row of perforation holes consistent with coupon-booklet separation. |
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| Obverse lettering | Bensinstasjonen ved Østbanen (HEYERDAHL & CO. A/s) Telefon 12 759 utleverer mot denne kupong 5 — fem — liter bensin Bil nr ......... (Translation: The gas station at Østbanen (Heyerdahl & Co A/S) Phone 12 759 will issue against this coupon 5 — five — liters of gasoline Car no. .........) |
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Norwegian petrol ration tokens issued by individual filling stations were a practical response to wartime and postwar fuel scarcity — private businesses essentially printing their own scrip redeemable for a fixed volume of fuel rather than a cash value. This example, issued by the petrol station at Østbanen (Oslo's East Station), operated under Heyerdahl & Co A/S, a firm that ran several fuel concessions in the Oslo area during the mid-twentieth century.
Denomination in liters rather than currency makes this notgeld-adjacent rather than a true banknote — its value was entirely contingent on the issuer remaining solvent and supplied.