China
Billetes de China
2005 - China Pic 903b 5 Yüan banknote
This individual banknote is a regular issue from China, denominated at 5 Yüan and associated with th..
Frequently asked questions
What periods of Chinese banknotes are represented in this shop category?
This China category spans issues dated from 1914 through 2005. The catalog includes substantial groups from the 1930s and 1940s, fractional notes dated 1949 and 1953, Jiao issues from 1962 onward, and later Yuan or Yüan notes from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. This range describes the shop’s catalog rather than a complete survey of every banknote issued for China.
Which currencies and denominations appear in the China banknote catalog?
The catalog represents several denomination systems. Yuan or Yüan notes range from 1 to 1,000, while fractional issues include 1, 2 and 5 Fen and 1, 2 and 5 Jiao. Other represented units include 10 Cents, 1 and 5 Sen, 100 Yens, and 10 Customs Gold Units. These groups reflect the China notes listed by this shop, not every denomination associated with the country.
How can I distinguish closely related China banknote variants?
Start with the full Pick reference, including its suffix. For example, the catalog distinguishes P218a, P218b and P218d within the 1936 10 Yüan issue, with signatures 5, 6 and 8 respectively. Other related entries include P884c, P884f and P884g for 1 Yüan notes bearing different years, and P895a and P895c for 1999 1 Yuan notes. The suffix should not be omitted when identifying a variant.
What details besides denomination and date help identify these Chinese notes?
Useful identifiers in this shop’s China listings include signatures, serial-prefix formats, control numerals, colors and watermark information. P85b is described with serial numbers on both face and back; P860b has three Roman control numerals only; and P877c has three blue Roman numerals, a brown-and-orange back and no watermark. P117x is described as dark brown and multicolor with red control letter P at both sides.
What should a buyer check before ordering a China banknote?
Check the Pick reference, suffix, denomination, issue year and stated grade in the individual listing. Some records use reference images and explicitly warn that the banknote number pictured will not be sent, while other listings state that the banknote corresponds with the image. Grades represented in the catalog include UNC, UNC-, XF, VF and F. These details help distinguish an exact pictured note from an example image and separate otherwise similar variants.
Which catalog groups are suitable for building a denomination or variant set?
The shop catalog supports several structured collecting approaches. A fractional sequence can be formed around 1953 P860b, P861b and P862 in 1, 2 and 5 Fen, or around 1980 P881, P882 and P883 Jiao denominations. Variant-focused collectors can compare P883a with P883b, P880a with P880c, or the signature-linked P218a, P218b and P218d. These are catalog groupings, not statements about rarity or completeness.