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100 Yuan
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Size | 146 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a donkey caravan led by a handler traversing a cultivated field, with industrial factory chimneys emitting smoke in the background, evoking the dual agrarian and industrial character of the early People's Republic. The denomination 壹佰圓 is rendered in large Chinese characters to the right of the vignette, with the bank title 中國人民銀行 across the top. Decorative guilloche borders frame the note on all sides, with the denomination repeated vertically on the left panel and red seal impressions in the lower corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國人民銀行 壹佰圓 中華民國三十八年 (Translation: People's Bank of China / One Hundred Yuan / Republic of China Year 38) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and dominated by an elaborate central rosette of dense guilloche lacework bearing the Chinese characters 壹佰圓 at its centre. Numeral panels reading 100 appear in ornate scalloped frames to the left and right of the central motif. The bank title 中國人民銀行 is inscribed in a cartouche at the top, and the year 1949 appears in a small panel at the foot of the central design. |
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