- Fourth series of the renminbi
The fourth series of the
renminbi was the series introduced between1987 and1997 , although the banknotes were dated1980 ,1990 , or1996 . Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.(¥0.2 and ¥2 are withdrawn but not recalled completely yet)Coins
¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1. (1991-1999 except that ¥0.5 was last minted in 1998)
Banknotes
Banknotes are available in (issue date):
*First (1980) edition
**¥0.1 (22/9/1988),
**¥0.2 (10/5/1988-2004),
**¥0.5 (27/4/1987),
**¥1 (10/5/1988),
**¥2 (10/5/1988-2004),
**¥5 (22/9/1988),
**¥10 (22/9/1988),
**¥50 (27/4/1987), and
**¥100 (10/5/1988),
*Second (1990) edition
**¥1 (1/3/1995),
**¥2 (10/4/1996-2004),
**¥50 (20/8/1992), and
**¥100 (20/8/1992),
*Third (1996) edition
**¥1 (1/4/1997), People's Bank of China 2003-2004 currency year book, book 2, "Currency of the People's Republic of China", in Chinese. ISBN 7-207-05026-7]All of the banknotes that are ¥1 or higher feature geographical features of China on the reverse side. On the obverse side, banknotes less or equal to ¥10 feature different ethnicities of China; the ¥50 note features an intellectual, a farmer, and an industrial worker, a typical communist theme; while the ¥100 note features four people important to the founding the People's Republic of China:
Mao Zedong ,Zhou Enlai ,Liu Shaoqi , andZhu De .Coins carry the
Emblem of the People's Republic of China , the full title of the state in Chinese andpinyin on the obverse side, and the denomination and an image of a flower on the reverse side.References
External link
* [http://www.chinatoday.com/fin/mon/ Pictures of the 4th and 5th series] , along with comments in English
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