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Canada Meat Ration
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4680151
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Canada Meat Ration
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
1945
Variety / overstrike
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Obverse
CANADA MEAT VIANDE RATION
Reverse
CANADA MEAT VIANDE RATION
Theme
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
22 mm
Thickness in mm
Number produced
Catalogue number
Bowman Quebec# 5546a
Details
During the Second World War, in Canada, meat was rationed. People received a coupon booklet exchangeable for meat. A meat coupon was worth 8 tokens. If the customer wanted part of the ration, the butcher handed the customer tokens for later use.
