This coupon allows the bearer to buy 2 Liang of rationed foodstuffs. Rationed foodstuffs included rice, flour and cooking oils. 0.2 Jin equals 0.1 Kilogram equals Ten Jiang equals 0.22 pounds. On the front you can see a picture of the gorge on the Yangzi River in Sichuan Province.
Front side translation: First Line: The Food Ministry of Sichuan Province.
Back side translation: First Number: This coupon allows you buy food covered in the whole of China. Second Number: When you buy food, please buy food types as local area demands. Third Number: The One Jin means you can buy that much of the rationed foods. Fourth Number: This coupon cannot be bought or sold. The amount cannot be changed. If lost, coupon will not be replaced.
This certificate measures 2 5/8 by 1 1/4 inches. -- By comparison the US Dollar bill measures 6 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches