A political campaign leaflet in support of the Social Democratic Party describing German inflation after the Treaty of Versailles, 1932.
This election campaign leaflet supports the Marxist SPD (Sozialdemokratic üdernahm, or Social Democratic Party) in the 1932 Reichstag, or German parliamentary, elections. Note the line of individuals waiting for food and the high prices of bread, margarine, and coffee. The SPD inherited a suffering Germany, devastated by the reparations they owed to the Allied Powers and mired in massive debt as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1933, increasingly powerful Chancellor Adolf Hitler used the Enabling Act, a law that allowed him to bypass the Reichstag when making decisions, to ban the SPD.
English Translation:
The Social Democracy (Party) took over a "well-ordered" Empire in 1918.
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Ration Card 32055
in the amount of
1/2 Pound of Margarine
from a Berlin Magistrate trusted/approved City Margarine Seller location
Valid until the 29th of February 1916
Whosoever procures a ration card through dishonest means is in danger of punishment. The transfer of this ration card or the goods allotted thereby is forbidden.
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Valid in Berlin
the County of Teltow
Amount of Ration
1/2 Pound Coffee
Merchant's Stamp
Non-Transferrable! Details on back!
XI 03162
Coffee = Replacement = Card
Valid in Berlin, the neighboring cities and
the County of Teltow and Niederbarnim
Amount of Ration
1/2 Pound of Coffee=Replacement
Merchant's Stamp
Non-Transferrable! Details on back!
XI 03162
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Greater Berlin
Butter Card
for
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until the 8th Week
Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, [[object Object]]
Not transferable.
Details on the back!
XLV
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1/4 Pound Butter Valid from the 10.April until the 16.April
1/4 Pound Butter Valid from the 17.May until the 23.May
1/4 Pound Butter Valid from the 24.June until the 30.June
1/4 Pound Butter Valid from the 1.July until the 7.July
1/4 Pound Butter Valid from the 8?.August until the 14.August?
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Potato Card
for Berlin and Neighboring Areas
Valid for the period of the 21st of January until the 17th of February 1918?
Details on back!
XX 97740
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Daylong waiting for 100 grams of meet or 1/4 of margarine.
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95 Million Marks (currency) funded Debt (War Bonds)
35 Million Marks fluctuating Debt
130 Million in Debt on the 31st of October 1918
