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50000 Yuan
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Currency | First Rénmínbì (1949-1955) |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in fine line engraving with the gate's distinctive two-tiered roofline and courtyard visible. To the left, an ornate cartouche in brown intaglio bears the large Chinese numeral value 伍萬圓. The border consists of intricate guilloche patterns in purple and brown tones, with the bank name in Chinese characters across the top and the date 1950 along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國人民銀行 伍萬圓 一九五零年 (Translation: People's Bank of China / 50,000 Yuan / Year 1950) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette depicts a tractor working an agricultural field, symbolizing post-revolutionary industrial and agrarian development, printed in olive-green and blue tones. Flanking the central scene are two large circular guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral value 50000 in bold serif type. The bank name in Chinese characters runs along the top margin, with the year 1950 displayed centrally at the base within a decorative scroll frame. |
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