Fourth series of the renminbi
The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.(¥0.2 and ¥2 are withdrawn but not recalled completely yet)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),[1]
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, and Zhu De.
Coins carry the Emblem of the People's Republic of China, the full title of the state in Chinese and pinyin on the obverse side, and the denomination and an image of a flower on the reverse side.
References
- ^ 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