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Fuel Ration - 5 Gallon Ration Coupon
| Issuer | Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress coupon with the issuing authority's title across the top and a coat of arms vignette to the left of centre. The denomination 'FIVE 5 GALS.' is printed in bold at mid-field, with 'MOTOR SPIRIT RATION TICKET' and 'NOT TRANSFERABLE' below. Issuing authority and legislative basis are inscribed at foot. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is plain and unprinted, left blank. |
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The Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board was established under wartime emergency powers in 1940 to manage petroleum rationing across Australia — civilian access to petrol was sharply curtailed as military and essential service demands took priority. These coupons were the physical mechanism of that rationing scheme, each one redeemable for a specific fuel allocation at authorised outlets.
Small format by necessity, produced cheaply, and discarded after use. Survivors are scarce for exactly that reason.