5 Dollar Food Certificate, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ca 1970
date: label: date made
content: ca 1970
name: label: maker
content: U.S. Department of Agriculture
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 dollar food certificate booklet
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, ca 1970
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Abstract design of a mother feeding her child. Seal of the Department of Agriculture at bottom left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: VALUE $5.00 / A0000240A / FOOD CERTIFICATE PLAN FOR MOTHERS AND INFANTS / CANCELLED / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: CERTIFICATION OF PERSON TO WHOM ISSUED / I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT (1) I APPLIED FOR AND WAS ISSUED THIS FOOD CERTIFICATE BOOK AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS; (2) I, OR SUCH OF MY PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUCH REGULATIONS, WILL USE THE FOOD CERTIFICATES ONLY TO PURCHASE THOSE FOODS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SUCH REGULATIONS AS ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH PURCHASE; (3) SUCH PURCHASE WILL BE MADE ONLY FROM RETAIL FOOD AND/OR DRUG MERCHANTS WHO REPRESENT THEMSELVES AS BEING AUTHORIZED UNDER SUCH REGULATIONS TO ACCEPT SUCH CERTIFICATES AS PAYMENT FOR ELIGIBLE FOODS. I AGREE TO SHOW THIS FOOD CERTIFICATE TO THE RETAIL FOR AND/OR DRUG MERCHANT AT THE TIME OF EACH PURCHASE OF FOOD ITEMS WITH CERTIFICATES, AND WILL PROVIDE PERSONAL IDENTIFI-CATION IF REQUESTED BY SUCH MERCHANT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I VIOLATE ANY OF THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS I MAY BE DENIED THE PRIVILEGE OF ACQUIRING AND USING FOOD CERTIFICATES IN THE FUTURE AND FURTHER, THAT A VIOLATION OF SUCH REGULATIONS MAY SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY. / FINDER: PLEASE RETURN THIS BOOK TO THE NEAREST WELFARE OFFICE. / (SIGNATURE OF PERSON TO WHOM ISSUED)
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Booklet contains twenty (20) 25 cent coupons. It is bound with 2 staples and all pages are stamped in purple ink "CANCELLED."
label: Description
content: Food stamps are issued by the U.S. government to low-income families and individuals and are accepted by most grocery stores as money for food purchases. The U.S. first began issuing food stamps in 1939 to help struggling families during the Great Depression. Since then, the government has also developed special programs for mothers and babies in need.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of Agriculture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0019.055
label: accession number
content: 2010.0019
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0019.055
label: serial number
content: A0000240A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: booklet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper; ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6.4 cm x 14.6 cm x .2 cm; 2 17/32 in x 5 3/4 in x 3/32 in