Renminbi banknotes

E6478

Renminbi banknotes are the official paper currency of the People’s Republic of China, notable for prominently featuring a portrait of Mao Zedong on most modern denominations.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fifth series of renminbi 2
Fourth series of renminbi 1
Renminbi banknotes canonical 1

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf banknote series
fiat currency
country People's Republic of China
linked to: China
currencyCode CNY
linked to: Chinese yuan
currencySymbol ¥
currentSeries Fifth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes
denomination 1 yuan
10 yuan
100 yuan
20 yuan
5 yuan
50 yuan
designTheme Chinese landscapes on reverse (fifth series)
Chinese national symbols
Mao Zedong portrait on obverse
faceOf100YuanNote Mao Zedong
faceOf10YuanNote Mao Zedong
faceOf1YuanNote Mao Zedong
faceOf20YuanNote Mao Zedong
faceOf50YuanNote Mao Zedong
faceOf5YuanNote Mao Zedong
firstIssued 1948
formerDenomination 0.1 yuan (1 jiao)
0.2 yuan (2 jiao)
0.5 yuan (5 jiao)
introducedBy People's Bank of China
issuingAuthority People's Bank of China
languageOnNote Chinese
Pinyin romanization
legalTenderIn Hong Kong (limited use)
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Macau (limited use)
Mainland China
linked to: China
mainPortrait Mao Zedong
material cotton-based paper
officialCurrencyOf People's Republic of China
linked to: China
partOf Renminbi
linked to: Chinese yuan
regulates cash circulation in mainland China (via PBOC)
scriptUsed Simplified Chinese
securityFeatures color-shifting ink
holographic strip (on some denominations)
intaglio printing
latent image
microprinting
security thread
see-through register
watermark
series Fifth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes

First series of renminbi
Fourth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes

Second series of renminbi
Third series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes
subunit fen
jiao
usedAlongside Renminbi coins
usedIn domestic transactions in China
usesPortraitOf Mao Zedong
writingSystem Chinese characters

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mao Zedong currencyAppearance Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes series Third series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes series Fourth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes series Fifth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes currentSeries Fifth series of renminbi
linked to: Renminbi banknotes