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1 Shi Liang - Coarse Grain Stamp Anyang County, Henan
| Issuer | Anyang County Grain Bureau (安阳县粮食局) |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Size | 77 x 30 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | 说明 一、凭本券在本县粮食系统购买粗粮、食品、豆制品和复制品。 二、本票系无价证券，严禁买卖、伪造和涂改，遗失不补。 三、本票使用期由粮食部门通知，过期作废。 |
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| Protection description | Circular red ink official seal of the Anyang County Grain Bureau applied to the reverse |
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Chinese county-level grain ration coupons of this type were administrative instruments, not currency — they entitled the bearer to purchase a fixed grain allocation from state-controlled distribution points under the planned economy. The "coarse grain" designation (粗粮) distinguished it from fine grain quotas (细粮), reflecting the tiered rationing hierarchy that persisted in rural Henan well into the reform period despite Deng Xiaoping's agricultural liberalization having nominally begun years earlier.
By 1986, the national grain coupon system was already being dismantled in coastal provinces, but inland counties like Anyang retained it considerably longer. This coupon likely had only months of practical relevance before local free markets made such instruments obsolete.