5 Shi Jin - china 1981 Shanxi Province Grain Coupon

This is a Chinese grain coupon (liangpiao) issued in 1981 by the authorities of Shanxi Province (山西省). It features a face value of 5 Shi Jin (伍市斤), which allows the holder to purchase approximately 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lbs) of food staples. The visual layout incorporates a detailed pinkish-purple illustration of a major infrastructure project, specifically a large-scale industrial bridge structure crossing a waterway, capturing the industrialization themes common in late 20th-century Chinese ephemera.