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1 Shi Liang - Hubei Province Food Stamp

1 Shi Liang - Hubei Province Food Stamp - obverse1 Shi Liang - Hubei Province Food Stamp - reverse

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Features

Location People's Republic of China
Period People's Republic (1949-date)
Type Ration coupons
Year 1976
Composition Paper
Size 65 × 28 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
398995

Obverse

Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin

Lettering:
0.1
湖北省粮票
壹市两

Translation:
Hubei Province food stamps
1 Shi Liang (50 grams)

Reverse

Script: Chinese (simplified)

Lettering:
一凭本票在全省范围内,可购买粮食及粮 食各种制成品
二购买粮食时均接根食部门规定的供应 品种购买。 粮食局
三本果严禁买卖,涂改无效,遺失不补。

Translation:
1. With a cashier's check, you can purchase grain and various grain products throughout the province.
2. When purchasing grain, please purchase the varieties specified by the food department. Grain Bureau
3. The trading of the Three Root Fruits is strictly prohibited, any alteration will be invalid, and any loss will not be replaced.

Comments

Why is the numeral '0.1' when the amount of the food stamp is 50 grams? The standard of weight in China is the Jin, which is 500 grams. Thus, this ticket is worth 0.1 of the standard weight.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1976 

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