1 Yuan 1979 一九七九年 (Front: The "Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon" depicting lanterns in water on West Lake in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province. Watermark: Stars and torches. Main colour: Green. Security thread: None. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Bank of China. Date of Issue: 1979. Withdrawn: 1994. Legal tender: No. Total issue: N/a. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPM)) (Serial # ZX 689772) (lightly circulated) XF
Dimensions: 153 x 59 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-FX3 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Remark: In the process of opening up China to external trade and tourism, transactions with foreign visitors between 1980 and 1994 were done primarily using Foreign Exchange Certificates (外汇券, waihuiquan) issued by the Bank of China. Foreign currencies were exchangeable for FECs and vice versa at the renminbi's prevailing official rate. The FEC was issued as banknotes from ¥0.1 to ¥100, and was officially at par with the Chinese Renminbi.
Texts: 中國銀行. Bank of China. 外汇兑换券. Foreign Exchange Certificate. 壹圆. One Yuan. 本券的元与人民币元等值。The yuan expressed in this certificate is equivalent in value to the Renminbi yuan. 本券只限在中国境內指定的范围使用。This certificate can only be used within China at designated places. 不得挂失。No request to register its loss will be accepted by the Bank.
Dimensions: 153 x 59 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-FX3 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Remark: In the process of opening up China to external trade and tourism, transactions with foreign visitors between 1980 and 1994 were done primarily using Foreign Exchange Certificates (外汇券, waihuiquan) issued by the Bank of China. Foreign currencies were exchangeable for FECs and vice versa at the renminbi's prevailing official rate. The FEC was issued as banknotes from ¥0.1 to ¥100, and was officially at par with the Chinese Renminbi.
Texts: 中國銀行. Bank of China. 外汇兑换券. Foreign Exchange Certificate. 壹圆. One Yuan. 本券的元与人民币元等值。The yuan expressed in this certificate is equivalent in value to the Renminbi yuan. 本券只限在中国境內指定的范围使用。This certificate can only be used within China at designated places. 不得挂失。No request to register its loss will be accepted by the Bank.
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