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50 Grams - Liaoning Province Food Stamp
| Issuer | Liaoning Province Grain Bureau |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | 辽宁省地方粮票 50 克 壹市两 1986 (Translation: Liaoning province food stamp 50 Kè (50 grams) 1 Liang (50 grams) 1986) |
| Reverse description | Dark purple letterpress on pale ground; symmetrical vignettes of grain stalks rising from stylised lotus bases flank a central text panel bearing usage stipulations in Chinese. A solid purple cartouche at bottom centre carries the numeral '50' in white. |
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Chinese provincial food stamps — liangpiao — were administrative rationing instruments, not currency, though they functioned as a parallel exchange medium throughout the planned economy period. Liaoning's grain bureau issued stamps in gram denominations for fine-grain rationing, useful for supplemental purchases where a full jin allotment was neither needed nor available. The 50-gram denomination sits at the lower end of practical utility, suggesting use for small top-up purchases rather than household staples.
By 1986, the national rationing system was already fragmenting under early market reforms — Liaoning issues from this period were among the last before provincial grain stamps began losing practical relevance.