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5 Kilogram - Fine Grains Stamp Xinxiang City, Henan
| Issuer | Xinxiang City Grain Bureau, Henan Province |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | 河南省細粮券 伍公斤 新乡市 一九九0年 (Translation: Henan Fine Grains Coupon 5 Gōng Jin (5 kilograms) Xinxiang City 1990) |
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| Protection description | Large red circular official stamp affixed to the reverse, bearing a five-pointed star and Chinese administrative text. |
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Grain ration coupons issued by municipal-level grain bureaus in China were an administrative product of the planned distribution system, not a monetary instrument. Xinxiang, an industrial city in northern Henan, ran its own parallel coupon economy well into the reform era — this 1990 issue came late in that system's life, as market liberalization was already eroding the rationing infrastructure that had been in place since the 1950s.
National grain coupon abolition followed in 1993, making late provincial and municipal issues like this one short-lived by design. The official seal was the only security feature deemed necessary — forgery risk was considered low given the hyperlocal redemption network.