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500 Yuan
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central agricultural vignette at left — a tractor hauling a harvester across an open field — rendered in green intaglio over a light guilloche underprint. The bank title 中國人民銀行 is inscribed across the top, with the denomination 伍佰圓 displayed in an ornate central frame and repeated in the four corners, while the issue year 一九四九年 runs along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by intricate guilloche rosettes and lathe-work scrollwork in blue and green tones, with two large ornate vignette panels at left and right each bearing the numeral 500. The central panel carries the Chinese characters 伍佰圓 within a decorative border, the bank title 中國人民銀行 runs along the upper edge, and the year 1949 in Western numerals appears at bottom center. |
| Reverse lettering | 中國人民銀行 伍佰圓 1949 (Translation: People's Bank of China 500 Yuan 1949) |
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