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50 Yuan Aerospace
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 中国航天六十周年纪念 50 伍拾 中国航天纪念 |
| Reverse description | A vertically oriented design traces the evolution of Chinese aerospace, with a space station and satellite at upper register, a modern commercial jet airliner in the middle, and a vintage biplane at lower centre above a green eagle vignette. Four circular medallions at left depict progressive aerospace milestones, set against a world map underprint with guilloche border at left edge. |
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This note was issued to commemorate China's space program milestones, part of a broader shift by the People's Bank toward themed commemorative paper issues alongside the standard renminbi series. Unlike the circulating 50 Yuan notes of the fifth series, this is a collector-oriented release — legal tender, but produced in limited quantities and sold through designated channels at a premium over face value.
The printing was handled domestically by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, which has managed all PBC commemorative output since the late 1990s. Technically unremarkable by current Chinese security printing standards, though the paper composition distinguishes it from the polymer notes China has issued in other commemorative runs.