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During the Imperial period, banknotes were issued in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 jiao, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 yuan, although notes below 1 yuan were uncommon. The earliest issues were silver coins produced at the Guangdong mint, known in the West at the time as Canton, and transliterated as Kwangtung, in denominations of 5 cents, 1, 2 and 5 ...
This is a list of current motifs on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen on the front (or obverse ) and a different motif on the back (or reverse ) - often something relating to that person.
The Chinese National Currency (CNC), [1] often transliterated as fapi [2] or fabi [a] [3] or translated as Legal Tender Note, [4] was the currency of China between 1935 and 1948. [4] [3] Introduced in the 1935 currency reform, the currency was initially issued by the Central Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and later the Farmer's Bank of China.
Yuan dynasty banknote (2 guàn) with its printing plate (1287). Jiaochao (simplified Chinese: 交钞; traditional Chinese: 交鈔; pinyin: jiāochāo) is a Chinese word for banknote first used for the currency of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and later by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Banknotes of Indonesia (1 P, 11 F) ... Banknotes of Thailand (3 P, 2 F) Banknotes of Turkey (2 P) V.
The notes issued were in five denominations, one hundred, ten, five and one yuan and five jiao (one-half yuan), and typically depicted Qing dynasty rulers of China on the obverse. To keep up with the inflationary pressures typically experienced by Japanese-controlled areas towards the end of World War II, a 1,000 yuan note was issued in 1944.
List of all Asian currencies Present currency ISO 4217 code Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency sign Fractional unit Russian Ruble [1]: RUB Abkhazia ...
A Guāng Xù Yuán Bǎo (光緒元寶) coin of 10 cash A banknote of 1 chuàn (串, a string of cash coins) or 1000 cash. The wen was one of the chief units of currency in China and was used to denominate both coins and paper money. Other denominations were used, including various weights, based on the tael system, for sycee silver and gold ...