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100 - Gaozu of Han 256-195 BCE
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-style portrait vignette of Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang) at right, set against a fine guilloche underprint. Centre-left bears a multicolour dragon mask ornament flanked by twin circular coin medallions with dragon motifs. Large Chinese characters 历代帝王 appear above; date inscription 公元前256年－公元前195年 below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A camel caravan vignette traverses a desert landscape, evoking the Silk Road trade routes established during the Han dynasty. The composition is framed by fine guilloche latticework borders with denomination numerals. |
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This note is one of the "Famous Chinese Historical Figures" collector issues produced by the People's Bank of China, a series aimed squarely at the domestic and overseas Chinese commemorative market rather than circulation. Liu Bang, who founded the Han dynasty after defeating Xiang Yu at the Battle of Gaixia in 202 BCE, is an ideologically comfortable choice — a commoner who overthrew an empire, a narrative the PRC has always found useful.
Cotton substrate on commemorative issues of this type tends to age cleanly, but the printing quality varies more than the official packaging suggests.