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100 Yuan
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A central vignette presents an industrial landscape with factory buildings and smoking chimneys to the left and right, printed in red on a lightly toned paper. The denomination 壹佰圓 (One Hundred Yuan) appears in large Chinese characters within an ornate guilloche frame at centre, flanked by corner panels bearing the characters 佰圓. The bank title 中國人民銀行 is inscribed along the top, with the Republican era date 中華民國三十八年 (Year 38 of the Chinese Republic) running along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in ochre-brown tones and divided into three lobed guilloche panels, with the numeral 100 appearing in large figures within the left and right panels. A central oval medallion carries the bank seal, surrounded by intricate lathe-work underprint. The denomination numeral 100 is repeated in smaller figures below the outer panels, and the year 1949 is inscribed along the lower edge. |
| Reverse lettering | 中國人民銀行 100 1949 (Translation: People's Bank of China 100 1949) |
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