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2 Shi Liang - Food Stamp Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
| Issuer | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Currency | Yuan Renminbi (1949-date) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse carries bilingual usage instructions in Chinese and Uyghur within a decorative frame, the numeral '0.2' enclosed within an ornamental border. A circular red administrative stamp appears centrally, authenticating the coupon for use within the autonomous region. |
| Reverse lettering | 使用说明 1. 凭本票在全自治区范围内，可购买粮食制成品及各种粮食。 2. 本票不准买卖，严禁伪造，涂改无效，遗失不补。 (Translation: Instructions for use: 1. This coupon is redeemable throughout the entire autonomous region for the purchase of processed food products and all types of grain. 2. This coupon may not be bought or sold; counterfeiting is strictly prohibited; alterations render it void; lost coupons will not be reissued.) |
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China's internal ration coupon system, formalized during the 1950s and not fully dismantled until 1993, produced thousands of regional variants — but Xinjiang's coupons occupy a distinct category. Issued during a period of intense political pressure on the region's population under the Cultural Revolution, these grain ration tickets were administered through a tightly controlled provincial apparatus rather than through any central banking structure. The shi liang unit (市两) is a traditional Chinese weight measure equal to one-sixteenth of a jin, roughly 31.25 grams — its continued use on official coupons into the 1970s reflects the persistence of customary measurement in rural distribution networks.
Xinjiang coupons from this period are genuinely scarce. Most were used and discarded by design; retention was neither encouraged nor practical for ordinary households.