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10 Yuan 29th Olympic Games Commemorative
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 10 Yuan (10元, 拾圓) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large intaglio-style vignette of the Discobolus (Discus Thrower) after Myron, rendered in fine engraved detail at left centre against a radiating geometric underprint in gold foil. To the right, a composite vignette portrays athletes in track and field, gymnastics, and football disciplines, with the year numeral '2008' printed in deep red at centre-lower, and a repeated 'BEIJING 2008' microtext band running horizontally across the lower register. |
| 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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Produced by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation specifically for the Beijing Olympics, this note is not legal tender in any practical sense — it was issued as a collectible from the outset, sold in sealed presentation folders through state channels rather than entering circulation. The 24-karat gold foil substrate makes it technically a novelty rather than a functioning banknote, though the People's Bank of China authorized the 10 Yuan denomination, giving it nominal face value under Chinese law.
Gold foil notes of this type are susceptible to creasing along the edges if removed from their original packaging — a damage mode that is essentially irreversible.