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10 Yuan 2008 Beijing Olympics
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating banknote |
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| Obverse description | The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem appears at center, flanked by a vignette of the Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest) to the right. The national emblem of the People's Republic of China is positioned at upper left, set against a pale guilloche underprint. Denomination numerals and bank title inscriptions frame the design. |
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| Reverse description | The left half of the note is dominated by a large intaglio rendering of the Discobolus (Discus Thrower) attributed to Myron, rendered in grey tones against a light guilloche background. To the right, a multicolour vignette illustrates various Olympic disciplines including athletics, gymnastics, swimming, and football, with the bold red numeral '2008' superimposed across the centre. The year inscription '2008年' appears at lower right alongside a red seal. |
| Reverse lettering | 第29届奥林匹克运动会纪念 10 ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠩᠬᠢ ༅༅། ཀྲུང་གོམི་མི་རྣམས་དངུལ་ཁང་། སྒོར་བཅུ། جۇڭگو خەلق بانكىسى ئون يۈەن Cunghgoz Yinzminz Yinzhangz cib maenz 10 YUAN 2008 年 (Translation: 29th Olympic Games Commemorative People's Bank of China 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 2008) |
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