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2 Shi Jin · Henan Province Food Stamp
| Issuer | Henan Province Grain Bureau |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Green-toned paper with dark green letterpress text; title inscription across the top, denomination in large Chinese characters at center, and year below. A grey agricultural vignette forms the underprint across the stamp face. |
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| Reverse lettering | 使用说明 一、凭本票在本省内购买粮食或粮食制成品。 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 for Use 1. This ticket may be used within the province to purchase grain or grain products. 2. The face value of this ticket is for processed grain. 3. This ticket is a valueless voucher; resale, forgery and alteration are strictly prohibited; no replacement for loss.) |
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Chinese provincial food stamps — liangpiao — were ration coupons administered through grain bureaus at the provincial level, a system that ran from the mid-1950s until the early 1990s when rationing was finally dismantled. The Henan series from 1975 sits in the middle of the Cultural Revolution period, when coupon design was tightly controlled and largely anonymous — no printer credits, no engraver acknowledgment, nothing that might elevate individual craft above collective function.
Shi jin is a unit of weight in the traditional Chinese system, equal to half a kilogram. Two shi jin — one kilogram of grain — was a meaningful daily allocation for a working adult at the time.