Name/Title
Meat TokenEntry/Object ID
1999.022.001Description
Set of 15 tokens--small, nvery thin discs, each with a hole in the center. They are coloured blue and printed on both surfaces: "Canada Ration"; "Meat" also printed and the French word "Viande" above and below the central hole. All are strung on copper pin--999.22.2.
Additional information adapted from the Sam Waller Museum:
During and after World War II (1939-1945), certain grocery items were rationed for Canadian families. Products such as meat were exported for troops overseas or sent to countries ravished by the war.
These particular tokens are from a second round of meat rationing out in place by the Canadian Government from September 9, 1945 to March 26, 1947.
Originally, the government gave families a coupon booklet which they would exchange for their meat. However, in the days before refrigeration, single people or couples could not always use up their allotted portion before it went bad, so the government switched to using tokens. Eight tokens were the equivalent of one coupon, so if someone needed less meat, they could save their remaining tokens for a later date.Acquisition
Accession
1999.022Source (if not Accessioned)
Andrew, DonNotes
Accession Date: 01-Sep-99
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Token, RationNomenclature Primary Object Term
TokenNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreated By
Greenlee, LucyCreate Date
September 8, 1999Update Date
July 26, 2025