China 5 Yuan Renminbi banknote 1956 "Demonstration"
Obverse: "Demonstration" Unite of races - United Chinese of various ethnic groups. This note shows unity within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and carries text in Tibetan, Mongolian and Uighur as well as Chinese.
Reverse: National Emblem of the People's Republic of China. Each note has the words "People's Bank of China" as well as the denomination in the Uyghur, Tibetan and Mongolian (but no Zhuang since Zhuang alphabet was not invented yet) languages on the back, which has since appeared in each series of Renminbi notes.
Printer: Goznak, USSR - Russian Federation.
People's Bank of China banknotes
Chung Kuo Jen Min Yin Hang / Zhongguo Renmin Yinhang
Second series of the renminbi (1953 - 1956 series)
1 Fen 2 Fen 5 Fen 1 Jiao 2 Jiao 5 Jiao
1 Yuan 2 Yuan 3 Yuan 5 Yuan
The second series of Renminbi banknotes was introduced on March 1, 1955. Together with the introduction of the second series, the decimal point was moved 4 places to the left. As a result, one first series ¥10,000 note is equivalent to one second series ¥1 note.
The ¥3, ¥5 and ¥10 notes of 1953 series were printed in the Soviet Union. As a result of the Sino-Soviet split, the use of them was halted on April 15, 1964 to be withdrawn and these banknotes were recalled completely on the May 15, 1964.
Except for the ¥3, ¥5, ¥10, ¥0.01, ¥0.02, and ¥0.05 banknotes of 1953 series, all banknotes were recalled completely on the January 1, 1999. The use of the three ¥0.01, ¥0.02, and ¥0.05 banknotes was halted on July 1, 2003 to be withdrawn and these banknotes were recalled completely on the April 1, 2007.