0.5 Liang - Food Stamp Zhongshan County, Guangdong

0.5 Liang - Food Stamp (Zhongshan County, Guangdong) - obverse0.5 Liang - Food Stamp (Zhongshan County, Guangdong) - reverse

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Features

Location People's Republic of China
Period People's Republic (1949-date)
Type Paper vouchers › Ration coupon
Year 1969
Value 0.5 Liang (0.05)
Size 50 × 25 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
287747

Obverse

Lettering:
0.05 中山县复制品专用票 0.05
半両
一九六九年

Translation:
0.05 Zhongshan County Reproduced Produce Special Coupon 0.05
Half Liang
Year of 1969

Reverse

Lettering:
说明
1. 本票只限于购买粮食复制品之用.
2. 本票只能在本县范圍内使用.
3. 本票不得买卖. 不准假冒, 伪造, 違者依法严处.

Translation:
Instructions
1. This coupon is for the purchase on grain reproduced food only.
2. This coupon can be used within this county only.
3. This coupon is not allowed from being traded, counterfeited or forged. Violators shall be punished strictly according to law.

Comments

In People Republic of China, 1 斤 (Jin) = 10 両 (Liang) = 0.5 kilograms (or 500 grams).
This 0.5 Liang ration coupon allows the coupon holder to purchase 25 grams food in PRC during 1955 ~ 1985.
Each city or county had their own ration coupons including grains, textiles, eating oils, ... etc.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1969 

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