Currency

Currency

A+B: Two Chinese 1 jiao notesH: 2" W: 4.5" The front is ornately engraved in green brown blue and red. To the left are the illustration of 2 men one with a hat. On the right in Chinese characters is 1 jiao. The "one" character is the one used as "large style" to avoid fraud. Across top in Chinese is: "China People's Bank." Serial # in red along bottom is: "ZC40782727" On the back is a white frame area ornate scroll design in brown yellow blue and green. Across the top is "Zhongguo Renmin Yinhang." There is a "1" on the left and right and "yi jiao" under the "1" on the right. In the center is an illustration of Tian An Men and 5 stars above. Across the bottom is the denomination in Russian Arabic Thai and on other language. The date is 1980. C: Chinese coin 1 Yuan Dia: 1" Metal silver color smooth edge on the front is a "1" and then "Yi Yuan" and a peony. On the reverse is a circular logo of Tien An Men with 5 stars. Around edge is "Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo"* and then across the bottom the same in Chinese characters and then the date: "1995" *"China People's Republic" D: Chinese Coin 5 jiao (50cents) Dia: .75" metal bronze color alternating smooth and ridged edge the front has a large 5 the Chinese character for jiao and then "Wu Jiao." Plum or cherry blossoms are beneath and to the left. The reverse is same as C except the date is 1996. E: Chinese Coin 1 jiao Dia: .875" smooth edges silver colored metal (Aluminum) nine sided rim large "1" at the top then the character for jiao then "yi jiao" Illustration of a crysanthemum at bottom and left. Bach is same as Cand D except it has nine sided frame around rim and date is 1993. F: Chinese Coin 5 fen ( 5 cents) Dia: .875" silver colored metal aluminum ribbed edge front has a 5 wheat sheaves to each side Chinese characters for "5 fen" and the date "1992" at bottom. Reverse has the center Tien An Men logo with five stars and around the top the Chinese characters for Chinese People's Republic. G: Chinese Coin 1 fen (1 cent) Dia: .625" silver colored metal ribbed edges at the top is a "1" with wheat sheaves to each side the Chinese characters for 1 fen in the center and at the bottom "1987." The reverse is the same as F.

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