Food Coupons Issued by the People's Republic of China

This coupon allows the bearer to buy 2 Liang of rationed foodstuffs. Rationed foodstuffs included rice, flour and cooking oils. 0.2 Jin equals 0.1 Kilogram equals Ten Jiang equals 0.22 pounds. On the front you can see a picture of the gorge on the Yangzi River in Sichuan Province.

Front side translation:
First Line: The Food Ministry of Sichuan Province.


Back side translation:
First Number: This coupon allows you buy food covered in the whole of China.
Second Number: When you buy food, please buy food types as local area demands.
Third Number: The One Jin means you can buy that much of the rationed foods.
Fourth Number: This coupon cannot be bought or sold. The amount cannot be changed. If lost, coupon will not be replaced.

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This certificate measures 2 5/8 by 1 1/4 inches.
By comparison the US Dollar bill measures 6 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches