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200 Grams - Food Stamp Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
| Issuer | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Food Bureau |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونىنىڭ يەرلىك ئاشلىق بىلىتى 新疆维吾尔自治区地方粮票 ئىككى يۈز گرام 贰佰克 1988 |
| Reverse description | Uniform deep rose-pink print on white paper with fine parallel-line guilloche background. Decorative geometric panels at left and right margins carry the numeral "200" in white relief. The central field carries bilingual usage instructions in Uyghur (above) and Chinese (below). A large circular official seal bearing a five-pointed star is applied in red ink at centre. |
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Chinese provincial food ration coupons of this period were administered through local grain bureaus under the national rationing system that had been in place since the 1950s. By 1988, economic reforms were already unwinding the system across much of China proper, but distribution of staple goods in Xinjiang — including grain, edible oil, and flour — remained tightly controlled through bureau-issued coupons well into the early 1990s, reflecting both the region's geographic isolation and differing implementation timelines for market liberalization.
Xinjiang coupons from this period are frequently found with Uyghur script alongside Chinese, a bilingual requirement applied to official documents in the autonomous region. The rationing system was formally abolished nationally in 1993.