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Category: First Series of RMB

Government Announcement on the Issuance of the First Set of Renminbi
First Series of RMB

Government Announcement on the Issuance of the First Set of Renminbi

December 4, 2007September 13, 2024

The first set of Renminbi was issued from December 1, 1948 to December 1953, with a total of 12 denominations and 60 types of coupons (of which 3 original versions were printed in 2 colors each) in 5 years. Signed by Dong Biwu.

Fifty-thousand-yuan, harvester 1953-12
First Series of RMB

Fifty-thousand-yuan, harvester 1953-12

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a harvester, in red, purple, and green tones; the back is a production picture, in dark brown.

Fifty-thousand-yuan, Xinhua Gate 1953-12
First Series of RMB

Fifty-thousand-yuan, Xinhua Gate 1953-12

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of Xinhua Gate, in blue, black, red and green tones; the back is a picture of a crawler tractor, in dark green.

Ten-thousand-yuan, camel 1951-10-1
First Series of RMB

Ten-thousand-yuan, camel 1951-10-1

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a camel in dark red tones; the back is patterned with flower symbols (with Uighur text) in light blue and red tones.

Ten-thousand-yuan, herding horse 1951-5-17
First Series of RMB

Ten-thousand-yuan, herding horse 1951-5-17

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a herding horse, in light purple and reddish brown tones; the back is a pattern of flower symbols (with Mongolian characters), in light blue and brown tones.

Ten-thousand-yuan, two horses plowing the field 1950-1-20
First Series of RMB

Ten-thousand-yuan, two horses plowing the field 1950-1-20

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of two horses plowing the field, in yellow and dark brown tones; the back is a picture of cattle and sheep, in brown tones.

Ten-thousand-yuan, ship 1950-1-20
First Series of RMB

Ten-thousand-yuan, ship 1950-1-20

December 3, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a ship in apricot yellow, light blue, and dark green tones; the back is a pattern of flower symbols in tea tones.

Five-hundred-yuan, farming 1951-4-1
First Series of RMB

Five-hundred-yuan, farming 1951-4-1

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of farming in green, purple, black and red tones; the back is a pattern of flower symbols in coffee tones.

Five-hundred-yuan, harvester 1949-10-20
First Series of RMB

Five-hundred-yuan, harvester 1949-10-20

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a harvester, in bean green; the back is a flower symbol, in blue, green, and yellow.

Fifty-yuan, workers and farmers 1949-8
First Series of RMB

Fifty-yuan, workers and farmers 1949-8

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front shows pictures of workers and farmers in a light coffee tone; the back has floral symbols in a light coffee tone.

Fifty-yuan, donkey and minecart 1948-12-1
First Series of RMB

Fifty-yuan, donkey and minecart 1948-12-1

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front shows a picture of a donkey and a minecart, with a light blue background and red and black tones; the back has flower symbols and a yellow and black tones.

Five-thousand-yuan, Weihe River Railway Bridge 1953-9-25
First Series of RMB

Five-thousand-yuan, Weihe River Railway Bridge 1953-9-25

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of the Weihe River Railway Bridge in purple and tea tones; the back is a flower symbol in blue, red and green tones

Five-thousand-yuan, shepherd 1951-10-1
First Series of RMB

Five-thousand-yuan, shepherd 1951-10-1

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a shepherd, in light green and dark brown tones; the back is a pattern of flower symbols (with Uighur text), in light blue and dark green tones.

Five-thousand-yuan, camel 1951-5-17
First Series of RMB

Five-thousand-yuan, camel 1951-5-17

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a camel picture in light green and dark green tones; the back is a flower symbol (with Mongolian text) in light blue and dark blue tones.

Five-thousand-yuan, factory 1950-1-20
First Series of RMB

Five-thousand-yuan, factory 1950-1-20

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a factory picture in dark tea tones; the back is a flower ball in yellow and tea-green tones.

Five-thousand-yuan, cultivator 1950-1-20
First Series of RMB

Five-thousand-yuan, cultivator 1950-1-20

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of a cultivator, in light blue, green, and black and blue; the back is a flower symbol, in oil green.

One-thousand-yuan, herding horse 1951-10-1
First Series of RMB

One-thousand-yuan, herding horse 1951-10-1

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of herding horses in light blue and dark green tones; the back is a pattern of flower symbols (with Uighur text) in grass green tones.

One-thousand-yuan, Qiantang River Bridge 1950-1-20
First Series of RMB

One-thousand-yuan, Qiantang River Bridge 1950-1-20

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of the Qiantang River Bridge in black, green and blue-black tones; the back is a flower ball in clear lotus tones.

One-thousand-yuan, pushing cart and plowing 1949-12-23
First Series of RMB

One-thousand-yuan, pushing cart and plowing 1949-12-23

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The two scenes on the front are pushing a cart and plowing the field, with a light blue background and a purple tone; the back pattern is a picture of a ship, with a light blue tone.

One-thousand-yuan, tractors 1949-11-15
First Series of RMB

One-thousand-yuan, tractors 1949-11-15

December 1, 2007October 17, 2023

The front is a picture of three tractors, in blue and black tones; the back is a picture of wheat harvesting, in blue and black.

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