Chinese banknotes. The Chinese currency is the renminbi (CNY), with the primary unit being the yuan. Banknote denominations are 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 1

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Chinese banknotes. The Chinese currency is the renminbi (CNY), with the primary unit being the yuan. Banknote denominations are 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 yuan. The renminbi was introduced in the 1940s around the same time as the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). These notes, with different colours and sizes for each denomination, are from the fifth series of banknotes, printed in 1999, with a second edition in 2005. These are the observe sides, featuring a portrait of PRC founder and leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976). The central banknote (100 yuan) includes at left a Chinese plum (Prunus mume) flower.

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Size: 3449px × 5173px
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