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Care Coupon 1951, August
| Issuer | CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) |
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| Year | 1951 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed humanitarian aid distribution coupon in Serbo-Croatian, headed "CARE" - KARTA with three numbered detachable stubs (RAZNO 1, 2, 3) along the left margin, each dated VIII-51. The main body contains printed fields for the beneficiary's name, address, and basis for aid, with a circular official stamp in violet ink applied at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | „CARE” - KARTA za raspodelu pomoći po programu „CARE” ZA AVGUST 1951 prezime i ime korisnika mesto ulica i broj osnov po kome dobija pomoć M.P. organa koji izdaje karte RAZNO 1 RAZNO 2 RAZNO 3 |
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CARE packages became one of the most recognizable forms of postwar American aid, but the organization also issued these coupon books as a remittance mechanism — a way for Americans to send purchasing power rather than physical goods to relatives and contacts in Europe. The coupons functioned as a hybrid instrument, redeemable through CARE's local distribution networks rather than through any banking system.
By 1951, the Marshall Plan was already redirecting aid away from simple relief toward economic reconstruction, and CARE was repositioning accordingly. These coupons reflect that transitional moment, when private humanitarian logistics were adapting to a Europe no longer in immediate crisis but still far from self-sufficient.