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The listing, 0.1 Yuan 1980 Rice Coupon China Tibet Uncirculated has ended.

This note is uncirculated. Very nice note. Free shipping. Good luck on bidding.

Questions & Comments

it is currency? or a food coupon (I am asking because your post says rice coupon)?

Mar 28th, 2010 at 6:01:48 PM PDT by

It is food rations. Not cash but like food stamps. Chinese soldiers and govt. employees get them. Im not sure they just give these to non-workers.

Mar 28th, 2010 at 6:52:43 PM PDT by

These food ration money coupons (rice coupons; grain coupons)
allow the bearer to buy a certain amount/weight of rationed
foodstuffs. Rationed foodstuffs included rice, flour and cooking
oils. These coupons are called LIANGPIAO (grain and commodity
ration coupons).

The average ration was 15 kilograms for a man and 13 kilograms
for a woman each month, though it varied somewhat with age,
profession and location. Meat was much scarcer and it was rationed
at Ban Jin (0.25 kilogram or about half pound) per person per month.

These coupons were given per person, no matter how poor or rich
that person was, therefore these food ration coupons (also known
as: rice coupons) are much scarcer than Chinese Yuan banknotes.

The "Rice Coupon" set contains ration coupons from and issued by
the following provinces, cities and localities:

Mar 28th, 2010 at 7:00:44 PM PDT by

0.1 Yuan 1980 Rice Coupon China Tibet Uncirculated is in the Collectibles | Coins category