Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
100 Grams - Coarse Grains Stamp Huojia County, Henan
| Issuer | Huojia County Grain Bureau, Henan Province |
|---|---|
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Yes |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | 获嘉县购粮券 100 克 (二市两) 粗 1986 (Translation: Huojia County Food Stamp 100 Ke (100 grams) 2 Shi Liang (100 grams) Coarse Grains 1986) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 说明 一、凭本票在本县内购买粮食或制成品。 二、本票面额为成品粮。 三、本票系无价证券，严禁倒卖、伪造和涂改，遗失不补。 (Translation: Instructions 1) This note can be used to purchase grain and grain-made products within the county. 2) The denomination of this note is for processed grain. 3) This note is a non-monetary voucher; resale, forgery and alteration are strictly prohibited; not compensated when lost.) |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
China's grain rationing system, which had been in continuous operation since 1953, was still functioning in parts of rural Henan well into the late 1980s despite national-level reforms already loosening controls elsewhere. County-level grain bureaus issued their own local ration stamps independently of provincial or central authorities, which is why stamps from Huojia differ from those issued simultaneously in neighboring counties — there was no standardized format enforced at the local tier.
The 100-gram coarse grains denomination specifically covered sorghum, millet, and maize allocations rather than wheat or rice, which carried separate stamps. Huojia's stamps from this period are modestly scarce simply because the county is small and print runs were functional rather than plentiful.