OPA Red Point 1, Ration Token, World War II, 1942-1945
date: label: date made
content: 1942 - 1945
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) OPA red point 1 ration token, World War II
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1942-45
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Three (3) five-point stars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: OPA / RED / 1 POINT / U / H
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Three (3) five-point stars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: OPA / RED / 1 POINT / U / H
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: During World War II, the federal government initiated a new agency called the "Office of Price Administration." Its objectives included rationing of scarce commodities, price fixing on certain items to avoid speculation, and preventing runaway inflation during the war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gerald H. Meral
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0081.1
label: accession number
content: 2016.0081
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0081.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 1.6 cm; 1/32 in x 5/8 in