I have
a number of UNISSUED World War I French
bread ration from July - no year indicated, but this is probably from
1917, based on others I have seen that are dated. The front of the
card is divided by day for each day's allotment of 100 grams of bread
for the card holder. There are no perforations - most ration tickets
were either cut out or stamped once the coupon for that day was used.
The back has a propaganda statement, reminding the holder that rations
were vital to ensure that those at the Front had what they needed
every day.
Black ink
printed on a very light powder blue paper with minor aging at the
edges. The page is roughly 4-1/4" x 7" and in GREAT shape,
seeing that it's 90-years old! I got these from France and they are
duplicates from my own collection.