1989 Nanjing City Food Purchase Coupon

This is a Chinese food purchase coupon (gouliao quan) issued in 1989 by the municipal authorities of Nanjing City (南京市粮食局). It features a face value of 伍佰克 (500 grams), which equals exactly 0.5 kilograms (1.1 lbs) of food provisions. Unlike earlier provincial grain tickets, this late-1980s municipal issue focuses entirely on modern metric weight standards. The design features a green and pink ornate border surrounding traditional geometric guilloche patterns, with official red ink stamps from the Nanjing Food Bureau on both sides.