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10 Shi Jin - Shanxi Province Food Stamp
| Issuer | Shanxi Province People's Government |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Reverse description | Brown border with floral guilloche cornerpieces and numeral '10' cartouches at left and right; a central pink panel headed 使用说明 (Instructions for Use) contains four numbered clauses in Chinese characters, with an official red seal stamp overlaid at centre. |
| Reverse lettering | 使用说明 1. 凭本票在本省范围内，可购买粮食制成品及各种粮食。 2. 购买时，按当地粮食部门规定的供应品种购买。 3. 本票面额为成品粮，每市斤折价币面商。 4. 本票不准买卖，逾效无效，遗失不补。 |
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Chinese provincial food stamps (liangpiao) operated as a parallel rationing currency from 1955 until the system was formally abolished in 1993. Shanxi's 1981 issue falls in the mature phase of that system, when grain rationing had become deeply embedded in the hukou household registration framework — a resident without the correct provincial stamp could not legally purchase grain outside their registered area, making these coupons functionally equivalent to travel restrictions printed on paper.
The 10 shi jin denomination equals 5 kilograms, a meaningful monthly allocation unit. Official chop authentication was the primary anti-fraud measure, as the printing technology available for mass-issue rationing coupons offered little else.