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5 Yuan without YUAN
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Mao Zedong (1893–1976) at right, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in amber and violet tones. A large numeral "5" and the denomination in Chinese characters 伍圆 appear at centre-left, flanked by a narcissus floral vignette, with the national emblem at upper left and the bank title 中国人民银行 across the top. |
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| Protection description | Floral watermark visible when held to light |
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| Comments |
P#897 is the standard 1999 Fifth Series 5 Yuan note. The "without YUAN" designation refers to a printing variety in which the romanized denomination text — normally present in the lower margin — was omitted. Whether this resulted from a plate preparation error or a deliberate design revision mid-run has never been officially clarified by the People's Bank.
Distinguishing this variety from the standard issue requires close comparison; the omission is easy to overlook in casual handling, which means misattributed examples appear regularly in trade.