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100 - 120th Birthday of Mao Zedong
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red-toned polymer note with embedded security strip; central vignette shows Mao Zedong delivering a speech before Tiananmen Gate, rendered in intaglio style. Guilloche underprint frames the central image, with commemorative inscriptions in Chinese characters above and below the vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 毛泽东诞辰120周年 (Translation: People's Republic of China 120th Birthday of Mao Zedong) |
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Issued to mark the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth on 26 December 1893, this is one of a small number of commemorative polymer notes issued by the People's Bank of China — a format the institution has used sparingly for special issues. China's adoption of polymer substrate for commemorative rather than circulating notes reflects a deliberate distinction: these were produced for collection, not the cash economy.
The 2013 issue followed similar anniversary notes from 1993 and 2003, making it the third in a decade-spanning series tied to the December 26 birth date.