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100 - Chinese People`s Liberation Army Navy
| Issuer | China, People`s Republic of |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the aircraft carrier Liaoning with a fighter jet launching from the flight deck, set against a large five-pointed star underprint. The denomination 100 appears at upper right alongside the PLA Navy emblem, while a guilloche rosette with the commemorative dates 1893–2023 occupies the left side. A serial number is printed at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | 壹佰 中国人民解放军海军 Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy 1893-2023 中国人民解放军海军辽宁号航空母舰 (Translation: 100 Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy - Liaoning Aircraft Carrier) |
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The PLA Navy commemorative note of 2023 marks the 74th anniversary of the naval branch's founding — a deliberate choice, since round-number anniversaries in China typically generate coin issues, not paper. Notes of this type are issued through the People's Bank of China as legal tender but distributed through official subscription channels, meaning genuine open-market circulation is essentially nil from day one.
Paper rather than polymer is an unusual material choice given the PBC's recent commemorative output, most of which has trended toward polymer substrates since the 2015 panda series.