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100 Yuan (100元, 壹佰圆), People's Bank of China, People's Republic of China, 2015 (Pick 909)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

2015

This 100 Yuan note was issued in People's Republic of China by the People's Bank of China, dated 2015. It belongs to the Rénmínbì (1955-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People's Republic (1949-date). It measures 155 × 77 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 909.

Obverse: Portrait of Mao Zedong and Prunus mume. Its lettering reads “中国人民銀行 / 100 / 壹佰圓”. Translation given in the catalogue: “People's Bank of China 100 Yuan (Renminbi)”. Reverse: Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin, Mongolian / Manchu and Tibetan. Its lettering reads “ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG / ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ / ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ / ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ / ᠪᠠᠩᠬᠢ ༅༅། །ཀྲུང་གོམི་མི་རྣམས་དངུལ་ཁང་། སྒོར་བརྒྱ། / يۈز يۈەن جۇڭگو خەلق بانكىسى Cunghgoz Yinzminz Yinzhangz it bak maenz / 100 YUAN　2015 年”. Translation given in the catalogue: “People's Bank of China One Hundred Yuan Year 2015”.

The note was printed by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (中国印钞造币总公司), China (1980-date). Watermark: Portrait of Mao Zedong and twice the number 100 below him; a thick red 100 is only half-visible at simple sight and completed with the backlight; the other 100 is only visible when exposed to backlight. Technique: Intaglio, Offset. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 12 November 2015. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Part of the 5th series of Renminbi notes issued by the People's Bank of China (中国人民銀行; Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng ). It has two security threads. A wide, interwoven band to the right of the obverse and a smaller one passing between the two zeroes (of the 100) towards the middle of the note which is only seen with a backlight. Both threads have the number 100 written on them. The wide interwoven security thread has a multicolour tone, switching colours from hot pink to gold when the note is tilted. UV activity:

Physical characteristics

Size
155 × 77 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper
Watermark
Portrait of Mao Zedong and twice the number 100 below him; a thick red 100 is only half-visible at simple sight and completed with the backlight; the other 100 is only visible when exposed to backlight.

Technical characteristics

Printer
China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (中国印钞造币总公司), China (1980-date)
Currency
Rénmínbì (1955-date)
Issuing bank
People's Bank of China

Design

Obverse
Portrait of Mao Zedong and Prunus mume.
Reverse
Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin, Mongolian / Manchu and Tibetan
Obverse lettering
中国人民銀行 / 100 / 壹佰圓
Reverse lettering
ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG / ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ / ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ / ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ / ᠪᠠᠩᠬᠢ ༅༅། །ཀྲུང་གོམི་མི་རྣམས་དངུལ་ཁང་། སྒོར་བརྒྱ། / يۈز يۈەن جۇڭگو خەلق بانكىسى Cunghgoz Yinzminz Yinzhangz it bak maenz / 100 YUAN　2015 年

Identification

Value
100 Yuan (100元, 壹佰圆)
Dates recorded
2015
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 909

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P909
  • NumistaN# 205868

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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