The 1-yuan banknote has two types, the red one debuted in 1996 while the green one

in 1999. The
obverse of the 1996-type 1-yuan note is a portrait of two women from two minorities, and the reverse is the
Great Wall. The obverse of the 1999-type 1-yuan note is a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong,
while the reverse is the Xihu Lake in the southeastern Chinese city Hangzhou.

The 2-yuan banknote is in green. Its obverse is also a portraitof two women from another two minorities,
and the reverse is the South China Sea.

The 5-yuan banknote also has two types, the brown one designed and issued in 1980 while the purple one
in 1999. The obverse of the 1980-type is a portrait of two minority people -- a Tibetan woman and a
Muslim man, while the reverse is a scenic picture of the Yangtze River, the country's longest one. The
obverse of the 1999-type is a portrait of Mao Zedong and the reverse is Taishan Maintain, a mountain in
east China's Shandong province listed by the UNESCO as a world natural and cultural heritage.

The 10-yuan banknote also has two types -- the ordinary one debuted in 1999 while the special note was
issued on July 8 by thecentral bank to mark the Beijing Olympic Games. The obverse of theordinary one is
a portrait of Mao Zedong while its reverse is the drawing of the scenic Three Gorges. The special
banknote issued onJuly 8 has a picture of the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, on its obverse, while its
reverse features the famous ancient Greek marble statue of a discus-thrower, Discobolus, portraits of
athletes and the Arabic numeral "2008".

The 20-yuan banknote, debuted in 1999, has a portrait of Mao Zedong and its reverse features a drawing
of the scenic Lijiang River in South China.

The 50-yuan banknote has two types -- one in yellow and pink debuted in 1990 while the other in green
was issued in 1999. The former type has a portrait of an intellectual, a farmer and a worker on its obverse
while its reverse features the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. The 1999-type banknote is
currentlymuch more widely circulated. Its obverse is a portrait of Mao Zedong and its reverse is the
landmark Potala Palace in Lhasa.

The 100-yuan banknote also has two types -- one in gray blue which debuted in 1990 while the other in
red which was first released in 1999. The 1990-type note has a portrait of four formerChinese leaders,
namely Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi and ZhuDe, on its obverse while its reverse is the
Jinggangshan Mountain in South China. Very few of the 1990-type 100-yuan paper notes arecurrently
circulated in China.

The obverse of the 1999-type 100-yuan notes is a portrait of Mao Zedong while a picture of the Great Hall
of the People is printed on the reverse.