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50 kilograms of Petroleum
| Issuer | Ministarstvo Lokalnog Saobraćaja N.R.H. (Ministry of Local Transport of the People's Republic of Croatia) |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed voucher on pale pink paper with a black border enclosing a numbered grid for republican and federal date cancellation. A green underprint vignette of a wreath with a chequered shield occupies the centre, overlaid with the large bold legend BON. Fields for user stamp (Žig korisnika) and recipient (Preuzimač) appear at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | MINISTARSTVO LOKALNOG SAOBRAĆAJA N R.H. Republikanski Serija 19272 BON Petrolej za motore kg 50 Žig korisnika: Preuzimač: |
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A ration coupon rather than currency in any strict sense, this chit authorized the bearer to draw fifty kilograms of petroleum — likely kerosene for heating or lighting — through the transport ministry's distribution network in postwar socialist Yugoslavia. The People's Republic of Croatia existed as a constituent republic from 1945, and centralized commodity rationing through ministry-issued scrip was standard administrative practice during the reconstruction period, when fuel allocation was tightly controlled by the state.
Attribution to the Ministry of Local Transport is itself telling — petroleum distribution routed through a transport authority rather than a trade or supply ministry suggests this covered vehicle or machinery fuel within a specific logistical chain.