Seven commemorative banknotes have been issued in China, each commemorating an event or national institution.

Summary

In 1999, a commemorative red ¥50 note was issued in honour of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. This note features Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong on the front and various animals on the back.

An orange polymer note, commemorating the new millennium was issued in 2000 with a face value of ¥100. This features a dragon on the obverse and the reverse features the China Millennium monument (at the Center for Cultural and Scientific Fairs).

For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a green ¥10 note was issued featuring the Bird's Nest Stadium on the front with the back showing a classical Olympic discus thrower and various other athletes.

On 26 November 2015, the People's Bank of China issued a blue ¥100 commemorative note to commemorate aerospace science and technology.[1][2]

In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the issuance of the Renminbi, the People's Bank of China issued 120 million ¥50 banknotes on 28 December 2018.

In commemoration of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the People's Bank of China issued ¥20 commemorative banknotes in both paper and polymer in December 2021.

In commemoration of the 2024 Chinese New Year, the People's Bank of China issued ¥20 commemorative banknotes in polymer in January 2024.

List

Commemorative Banknotes
ImageValueDimensionsMain ColourDescriptionDate of
ObverseReverseObverseReverseWatermarkprintingissuematerial
¥50 165 ×80 mm Red Mao Zedong and Tiananmen Square Imperial lion (Forbidden City), pigeons, "Huabiao" (marble pillar) None 1999 September 20, 1999 Paper
¥100 Orange Dragon from "Nine Dragons Wall" (Imperial palace, Peking) China Millennium monument (Center for cultural and scientific fairs), flying "Apsaras" (cloud girls) 2000 November 28, 2000 Polymer
¥10 148.5 × 72 mm Green Bird Nest Stadium Discus Thrower of Myron (460 b.C.), sportsmen Bird Nest Stadium 2008 July 8, 2008 Paper
¥100 155 × 77 mm Blue Stylized Dongfanghong I satellite, Shenzhou 9 manned spacecraft rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1 space station, Chang’e 1 lunar-orbiting spacecraft Advancement of flight, Bird, Fung Joe Guey biplane, jumbo jet, Shenzhou 9 and Tiangong-1 manned spacecraft, Chang’e 1 lunar-orbiting spacecraft Stylized Dongfanghong I satellite 2015 November 26, 2015
¥50 150 × 70 mm Orange Five series of Renminbi Yuan bank notes in the form of a tree's growth rings Old and new Peoples Bank of China Headquarter buildings, peony flower

1948 newspaper article that announced the issuance of Renminbi Yuan

 Great Wall of China 2018 December 28, 2018
¥20 145 × 70 mm Blue Ski jumper Snow Ruyi National Ski Jumping Centre and Great Wall of China The mascots of 2022 Winter Olympics, Bing Dwen Dwen 2022 December 21, 2021
Pair of figure skaters Water Cube None Polymer
Orange Dragon Children with paper dragon 2024 January 3, 2024
For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

References

  1. ↑ China new 100-yuan aerospace commemorative note reported for 26.11.2015 introduction Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine BanknoteNews.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
  2. ↑ 中国人民银行公告〔2015〕第33号 Archived 23 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine The People's Bank of China (www.pbc.gov.cn). Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
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