Token, Ration

Object Name:

Token, Ration

Object ID:

1976.076

Date:

1942-1945

Description:

Food ration tokens, World War II. Circular, fiberboard. 14 red tokens, two blue. Impressed lettering, same on both sides. Red tokens: "OPA / RED POINT / 1". Blue tokens: "OPA / BLUE POINT / 1". Each token has a two-letter code, mostly a combination of U, V, W, X, and Y.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

D-0.02 Dia-0.65 inches

Provenance:

OPA tokens were issued by the Office of Price Administration from 1942 to 1945. They were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. Red tokens are the most common; they were used for meats and fats. Blue tokens were used for processed foods.

Donated to NHHS library along with ration books.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Harold Wells

Subjects:

Rationing, Consumer