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50 kilos acier ordinaire
| Issuer | O.C.R.P.I. - Section des Fontes, Fers et Aciers (Office Central de Répartition des Produits Industriels), France |
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| Year | 1940-1949 |
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| In circulation to | 31 March 1949 |
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| Obverse lettering | O.C.R.P.I. SECTION DES FONTES FERS ET ACIERS M 50 BILLET DE 50 KILOS ACIER ORDINAIRE Valable pour commande jusqu'au 31 MARS 1949 LE DIR. DE LA CAISSE CENTRALE D'ÉMISSION LE DIR. DE LA SIDÉRURGIE RÉPARTITEUR JM 1,266,221 |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDOS 27 JANV 1949 Les utilisateurs du présent titre sont obligatoirement tenus par la décision A 117, de mentionner au verso leur nom, adresse et la date de réception du titre. De Dietrich et Cie. Ateliers de Construction REICHSHOFFEN USINES CCETR La loi punit d'emprisonnement et d'amende quiconque falsifie, fabrique illicitement, met en circulation ou utilise irrégulièrement un titre de répartition. |
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The O.C.R.P.I. was established under Vichy in 1941 to administer the rationing and allocation of industrial raw materials under German occupation requirements. This bon — a materials entitlement voucher rather than currency in any banking sense — authorized the bearer to claim 50 kilograms of ordinary steel (acier ordinaire) from designated distribution points. The Fontes, Fers et Aciers section handled ferrous metals specifically, the most strategically contested category given German requisitioning demands on French industrial output.
Guilloche printing and a watermark on what is essentially an administrative chit reflects how seriously the regime treated unauthorized duplication — black market steel was a significant problem throughout the occupation and into the postwar reconstruction period, when the O.C.R.P.I. continued operating until the early 1950s.