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5 Kilograms - Grain Sihong County, Jiangsu
| Issuer | Sihong County Grain Bureau Direct Supply Station |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 5 Kilograms |
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| Obverse description | Cream-coloured coupon with a fine geometric guilloche underprint across the entire field. The issuing authority's title is printed in brown Chinese characters along the upper register, above the large denomination numerals and characters centred in the middle of the note. A pink vignette of a sheaf of wheat ears occupies the centre, overlapping the denomination text. The lower border consists of a broad ornamental band with repeating lace-like motifs in dark brown. |
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| Reverse lettering | 使用说明 1. 本票限在直属所范围内流通使用。 2. 本票面额为成品粮。 3. 本票不准买卖，严禁伪造，遗失不补。 (Translation: Instructions for Usage (Jiangsu Province Sihong County Grain Bureau Direct Supply Station Seal) 1. This coupon may only circulate and be used within the jurisdiction of the direct supply station. 2. The denomination of this coupon is finished grain (edible grain). 3. This coupon may not be bought or sold. Forgery is strictly prohibited. Lost coupons will not be replaced.) |
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Chinese county-level grain ration coupons occupy a category entirely separate from banknotes in most collections, but they functioned as de facto currency throughout the planned economy period. This example from Sihong County, Jiangsu, was issued by a Direct Supply Station — a procurement and distribution tier one step below the county grain bureau itself, typically serving state enterprise workers or specific urban work units rather than the general rural population.
By 1987, the national grain rationing system was already being dismantled in coastal provinces. Jiangsu's interior counties like Sihong lagged behind that transition, continuing to issue unit-specific coupons even as free markets expanded around them.