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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 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) |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted grey card stock, blank throughout, showing the reverse of the perforated coupon sheet with no text or vignette. |
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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.