China to replace 1-yuan note with coin
2016-03-19
, According to an article in ShanghaiDaily.com dated 19 March 2016, the People’s Bank of China is replacing the 1-yuan banknote (P895) with a coin.Read More…
Zimbabwe makes Chinese yuan legal tender after China cancels debts
2015-12-22
According to an article in The Guardian dated 21 December 2015, “Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender after Beijing confirmed it would cancel $40m in debts.” Zimbabwe stopped using its own dollar currency in 2009 after years of hyperinflation, and replaced it with theRead More…
China new 100-yuan note reported for introduction on 12.11.2015
2015-08-11
, According to a press release dated 31 July 2015, the People’s Bank of China has unveiled a new 100-yuan notes which will be issued into circulation on 12 November 2015. The new note is like P907, but new date, and enhanced anti-counterfeiting features, including purple-to-green windowed security thread withRead More…
China new prefix formats for 1-, 10-, and 100-yuan notes confirmed
2014-11-26
1 yuan, 1999. Like P895, but letter, number, number, letter prefix. 10 yuan, 2005. Like 904, but letter, number, letter, number prefix. 100 yuan, 2005. Like 907, but letter number, number, letter prefix. Courtesy of Max Keller.Read More…
South Korea banknote printer seeking more overseas contracts
2014-06-24
According to an article in Korea Times dated 24 June 2014, Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has seen its production volume halved over the past five years, and hopes to utilize excess capacity by obtaining contracts to print banknotes for other countries. Countries for whichRead More…
China not planning larger denomination notes
2012-03-13
According to an article in People’s Daily Online dated 12 March 2012, Hu Xiaolian, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that the central bank is not planning to issue larger denomination banknotes in the short term. “We have noticed public complaints of inconvenience in bigger transactions…but weRead More…
China new serial number format 1-jiao note confirmed
2012-03-05
1 jiao, 1980. Like P881, but prefix format now A#A followed by 7-digit number, versus old format of AA and 8-digit number. Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
China new serial number format 5-jiao note confirmed
2012-03-05
5 jiao, 1980. Like P883, but prefix format now A#A followed by 7-digit number, versus old format of AA and 8-digit number. Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
China new serial number format 1-yüan note confirmed
2011-06-26
,,, 1 yüan (US$0.15), 1999. Like P895, but prefix format now A#A# in red followed by 6-digit number (top), versus old format of AA## in red and 6-digit number in black (bottom). Courtesy of Andy Siegman.Read More…
China new serial number format confirmed
2011-01-22
China has apparently issued notes with a new serial number format, specifically A0A0123456. This has been reported on 10c, 50c, Y1, and Y100 notes. Courtesy of David Liu.Read More…