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1 Yuan - Teller Practice Banknote China Credit Union
| Issuer | China Credit Union (中国信用合作联社) |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a sweeping green intaglio view of the Great Wall of China winding across mountainous terrain, with watchtowers rendered in fine line work. Characters 练功 appear at left and 专用 at right flanking the vignette. A decorative horizontal band at the base carries the romanized legend 'YI YUAN' and the date 1999 within an ornamental frame. |
| Reverse lettering | LIAN GONG ZHUAN YONG QUAN 1 练功 专用 1 YI YUAN 1999 (Translation: Exclusive for practice) |
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China Credit Union (中国信用合作联社) produced these teller training notes in the late 1990s to drill counter staff in cash-handling procedures without exposing real currency to loss or damage. They were never legal tender and never entered public circulation — their entire existence was institutional, moving between training rooms and practice tills.
The 1999 date coincides with a significant restructuring period for China's rural cooperative banking system, which was under pressure to professionalize rapidly ahead of broader financial sector reforms. These notes are occasionally encountered by collectors who acquired them through bank staff; they were not formally destroyed after use with the same rigor applied to real currency.