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Ration Card - Reichseierkarte
| Issuer | German Reich (Reichsstelle für Eier und Eiprodukte) |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Grey printed card with a detachable matrix of twelve perforated coupons at left, each lettered a–d across three date columns (periods 32, 33, 34) and inscribed 'Eier'. The right panel bears the Nazi eagle above the coupon numbers '32–34', a handwritten name and residence, and mandatory holder declarations in letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | Gültig vom 12. Januar bis 5. April 1942 Reichseierkarte 32-34 Eier a Eier b Eier c Eier d 12. I.–8. 2. 42 9. 2.–8. 3. 42 9. 3.–5. 4. 42 32 33 34 Name: Wohnort: Strasse: Ohne Namenseintragung ungültig! Nicht übertragbar! Sorgfältig aufbewahren! Raum für Firmenstempel des Verteilers (Translation: Valid from 12th January to 5th April 1942 Reich Egg Card 32–34 Egg a Egg b Egg c Egg d 12 Jan–8 Feb 42 9 Feb–8 Mar 42 9 Mar–5 Apr 42 32 33 34 Name: Place of Residence: Street: Invalid without name entry! Not transferable! Keep carefully! Space for the distributor's company stamp) |
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The Reichsstelle für Eier und Eiprodukte — the Reich Office for Eggs and Egg Products — was one of dozens of commodity-specific rationing authorities created under the Four Year Plan apparatus. By 1942, egg allocations had been cut repeatedly; civilian rations hovered around one egg per person per week in many districts, down from pre-war consumption figures that were already modest by Western European standards. This card is a physical record of that squeeze.
Ration cards of this type were printed in large quantities but rarely survived — housewives clipped the individual coupons as they were spent, and the residual card was simply discarded. Intact examples are genuinely uncommon.