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5 Shi Jin - Coarse Grains Stamp Hua County, Henan
| Issuer | Hua County Grain Bureau (滑县粮食局) |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Size | 90 x 45 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black ink on a light ground, carrying a ghost underprint of the obverse vignette visible through the paper. Three numbered clauses of usage instructions are set under the bold heading 说明 (Explanation), with text arranged in a centred block. |
| Reverse lettering | 说明 1.凭本券在本县内购买粗粮或粮食制品。 2.本券面额为成品粮 3.本券系无价证券，严禁买卖伪造和涂改，遗失不补。 (Translation: Explanation 1) Use to purchase coarse grains and grain products within the county. 2) Face value is for processed grains. 3) This coupon is a non-monetary security; trading, forgery and alteration are strictly prohibited. Loss will not be compensated.) |
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Grain ration stamps (粮票) of this type were issued by county-level grain bureaus under the national unified grain procurement system that had governed food distribution in China since the early 1950s. By 1986, that system was already being dismantled at the margins — market reforms had begun eroding mandatory grain quotas — yet county bureaus continued issuing local stamps that were worthless outside their administrative jurisdiction. Hua County, in northern Henan along the old Yellow River flood plain, was a significant grain-producing area, which gives even a minor local issue some regional economic weight.
The designation "coarse grains" (粗粮) is the telling detail. It distinguished millet, sorghum, and maize allocations from fine grain (细粮, primarily wheat flour and rice), which carried higher social status and was rationed separately. Receiving a coarse grain allocation rather than a fine grain one was a meaningful distinction in daily life.