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4 Shi Liang - Jilin Province Food Stamp
| Issuer | Jilin Province Grain Bureau |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Brown underprint with a logging scene vignette to the left. Purple letterpress inscriptions across the top and a brown circular seal to the right. The denomination and date are printed in brown. |
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| Reverse description | Pink interior panel within a purple border, bearing Chinese letterpress inscriptions across the central section. A red circular seal with a central star is printed in the middle of the panel. |
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Chinese provincial food stamps (liangpiao) were not currency but state-controlled ration coupons, issued by grain bureaus at the provincial level and valid only within that province's borders. During the mid-1970s these were still a cornerstone of the planned distribution system — a resident of Jilin could not use this coupon in Liaoning, a deliberate administrative friction that tied citizens to their registered household location (hukou) and made unauthorized movement logistically difficult.
The 4 shi liang denomination — roughly 200 grams — is a small-unit allocation, consistent with daily or single-meal rationing rather than bulk household distribution.