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Ration Card - Reichsmilchkarte
| Issuer | German Reich (Drittes Reich) |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Size | 236 x 172 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | gültig vom 1.7. bis 28. 7. 1940 Reichsmilchkarte Jeder Einzelabschnitt der Karte berechtigt zum Bezug von 1/4 l Milch Name Wohnort Straße Nicht übertragbar! Ohne Namenseintragung ungültig! (Translation: Valid from July 1 to July 28, 1940 Reich's Milk Card Each individual coupon of the card entitles the holder to purchase 1/4 L of milk Name Place of Residence Street Not transferable! Void without name entry!) |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted light green reverse with no text or design, showing mild foxing and soiling consistent with period use. |
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Wartime German ration cards were administered through a layered bureaucratic system — the Reichsernährungsministerium set national quotas, but local Ernährungsämter (food offices) were responsible for physical distribution and validation. The Reichsmilchkarte specifically tracked milk allocations, which were rationed in Germany from the outbreak of war in September 1939 and adjusted repeatedly as supply chains tightened and the Wehrmacht's dairy requisitions increased through 1940–41.
Individual coupons were detached by the retailer at point of sale, making fully intact cards uncommon survivors. By 1940, separate cards were already being issued for children under six, nursing mothers, and the general adult population — each with different entitlement levels printed directly into the coupon layout.