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CHINA: People's Republic, AE ration token (9.4g), ND (ca. 1960-1963), VF-XF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - People's Republic Start Price:65.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
CHINA: People's Republic, AE ration token (9.4g), ND (ca. 1960-1963), VF-XF
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CHINA: People's Republic, AE ration token (9.4g), ND (ca. 1960-1963), Zeno-3078 (this example), 33mm, issued by the Suining County Food Company in Sichuan Province, valid for 30 jin (i.e. 15 kg) of middle-grade foodstuff (most likely rice), name of company in traditional characters above, hand-punched issue number 1204 below, chu men wu xiao ("void outside of the store") around center hole // quantity in incuse Western numerals above and in Chinese characters below, "middle - grade" across hole, additional character da ("big") counterstamped to left of numerals, a very interesting item from the time of the Great Chinese Famine, VF-XF. The Great Chinese Famine (1958-1961, formerly known as the Three Years of Natural Disasters) claimed the lives of tens of millions of people across China and in particular devasted the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. See http://www.charm.ru/ru/foodtokens.htm for more information on this type.