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1990 China Food Ration Stamp - Xinxiang City, Henan, 5 Kg Fine Grains Grades Choice CU

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1990 China Food Ration Stamp - Xinxiang City, Henan, 5 Kg Fine Grains Grades Choice CU
1990 China Food Ration Stamp - Xinxiang City, Henan, 5 Kg Fine Grains Grades Choice CU. Countless food stamp notes were printed in China from the 1970s through 1990s. Often tickets were used for whatever commodity was available, but rice was the foundation of the program, giving these the slang term 'Rice Notes.' Measurements are usually in ‘jin,’ or ‘city pound’ format. One jin = 0.5 kilograms. One kè = one gram. One g?ng jin = one kilogram. 50 Kè = 1 Liang.