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Peaceful Liberation of Tibet Test Note
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| Year | 2021 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Reverse description | Right-hand vignette of the Potala Palace in blue-violet tones, with a foreground scene of traditional Tibetan dancers in colorful costume. To the left stands a tall commemorative monument obelisk with gold guilloche detailing at its base. A decorative dark panel at lower left bears Tibetan script within an ornate guilloche border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Hologram |
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Not a circulating banknote — this is a test piece produced in connection with the centenary commemorations of the Chinese Communist Party's founding, issued under the broader propaganda framework marking seventy years since the PRC's incorporation of Tibet in 1951. "Test notes" of this type are produced in limited quantities by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation to trial security features, paper stocks, or inlay technologies before committing them to full production runs, and they are not legal tender at any denomination.
The holographic inlay format reflects ongoing CBPMC development work during this period. These pieces circulate almost exclusively through the philatelic and numismatic trade, often in sealed presentation packaging that complicates independent authentication.