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100 Yuan Four Beauties of Ancient China - Yang Yuhuan
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 四大美女 中国古代四大美女，即西施、杨昭君、貂蝉、杨玉环。四大美女享有"沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌"的美誉。 贵妃醉酒 |
| Reverse description | A large orange chrysanthemum blossom in traditional Chinese painting style occupies the upper half, with the Chinese character 菊 (chrysanthemum) in gold at lower left. Three Tang-dynasty poems by Li Bai in praise of Yang Yuhuan are rendered in vertical calligraphic script, with the denomination numeral 100 in gold at lower right. |
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This note belongs to a commemorative series issued by the People's Bank of China honoring the Four Beauties of ancient Chinese legend — Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, Xi Shi, and Yang Yuhuan. Yang Yuhuan, better known as Yang Guifei, was the consort of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty and one of the most politically consequential figures in 8th-century Chinese court history. Her family's rise to power through imperial favor contributed directly to the conditions that enabled the An Lushan Rebellion of 755 AD, an event that nearly destroyed the Tang dynasty entirely.
Printed on cotton paper rather than polymer, which distinguishes the full series from China's mainstream commemorative output of the same period.