¥10 — Ten Yuan
The artwork
Front: Mao Zedong in the high-collared tunic, three-quarter view, engraved in grey-green against a wash of pink and pale blue, with his name and dates, 1893–1976, beneath the shoulder. Left of centre, the numeral 10 above 拾圆 in seal-like frame, and a rose in warm orange. The national emblem sits top left, the bank's name in Chinese across the head of the note, serial number below in red-prefixed black.
Back: The Yangtze at Kuimen, the gateway to Qutang Gorge — sheer cliffs closing in on the water, the ranges receding into mist, all worked in fine grey-green line. ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG runs across the top in Latin capitals, with the bank's name repeated in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur and Zhuang script beneath. Large 10 at each left corner and the date 1999 at foot.
In circulation
The fifth series 10 was released in 2001 and remains legal tender. A revised printing dated 2005 followed, tightening the security features, and a further update dated 2019 brought brighter inks and a redesigned thread. The design itself — Mao and the Three Gorges — has not changed.
Details
- IssuerThe People's Bank of China (中国人民银行)
- CurrencyYuan (¥)
- DenominationTen Yuan
- Collectedon the China journeys, 2005–2006
- SeriesFifth series, dated 1999
- WatermarkPortrait of Mao Zedong, in the plain left panel
- Dimensions140 × 70 mm