Asia & Russia: China
China pick 85b: 10 Yuan from 1940
1940. Red on multicolor underprint. Portrait SYS at left. Back: Temple of Heaven at right. Printer: ABNC. Serial number on face and back. (S/M number C294-241b).
China pick 88b: 100 Yuan from 1940
1940. Purple on multicolor underprint. Portrait SYS at left. Back: Temple of Heaven at right. Printer: ABNC. Serial number and Chungking at left and right on face. CHUNGKING on back. (S/M number C294-244a).
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China pick 118o: 10 Yuan from 1914
1.10.1914. Maritime Customs building, streetcar at center. Back: Ship at dockside, steam passenger train at center. Printer: ABNC. With various overprints. SHANGHAI. Red and multicolor. Shanghai and signature in blue-black. (S/M number C126-115).
China pick 154r: 5 Yuan from 1935
1935. Dark green on pink underprint. Junks at center. Back: Pagoda on hill, shoreline at center. Printer: TDLR. (S/M number C126-242). Remainder without red signature seals on face at lower left and right.
China pick 160: 25 Yuan from 1941
1941. Green and multicolor. Electric direct current generator, Zeppelin and plane at center. Back: Green. Airplane at center. Printer: ABNC. (S/M number C126-260).
China pick 160: 25 Yuan from 1941
1941. Green and multicolor. Electric direct current generator, Zeppelin and plane at center. Back: Green. Airplane at center. Printer: ABNC. (S/M number C126-260).
China pick 161a: 50 Yuan from 1941
1941. Brown and multicolor. Two railroad trains in a mountain pass. Back: Brown. Ships at center. Printer: ABNC. CHUNGKING. (S/M (S/M number C126-261b).
China pick 214c: 10 Yuan from 1936
1936. Dark blue and black on multicolor underprint. SYS at left. Back: Dark green. Gateway and temple behind trees at center. Watermark: SYS. Printer: TDLR.
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China pick 217c: 5 Yuan from 1936
1936. Green on multicolor underprint. SYS at left. Back: Green. Palace of China in Peking. Printer: W&S. 2 serial number varieties.
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China pick 220a: 100 Yuan from 1936
1936. Olive-green and dark brown on multicolor underprint. SYS at left. Back: Purple. Palace of China in Peking at center. Watermark: SYS. Printer: W&S. Issued note. Signature in purple.
China pick 243a: 100 Yuan from 1941
1941. Greenish gray on multicolor underprint. Portrait SYS at left. Back: Purple. Printer: SBNC.
China pick 261: 100 Yuan from 1944
1944. Dark brown. P\'ai-lou gateway at center. Printer: Chinese 8 characters.
China pick 419a: 50000 Yuan from 1949
1949. Brown and multicolor. CKS at right. Similar to number 418 but with different guilloche. Printer: CPF. (S/M #C302-63a).
China pick 458a: 5 Yuan from 1935
1935. Green and multicolor. Agricultural occupations at left and right. 2 signature varieties. Back: Green. Temple at center, ox at right. Printer: TDLR. (S/M #C290-31).
China pick 458a: 5 Yuan from 1935
1935. Green and multicolor. Agricultural occupations at left and right. 2 signature varieties. Back: Green. Temple at center, ox at right. Printer: TDLR. (S/M #C290-31).
China pick 477a: 100 Yuan from 1941
1941. Purple on green and multicolor underprint. Boats near bridge at center. Back: Bridge at center. Printer: ABNC. (S/M #C290-83b). Serial number on face only.
China pick 856: 50000 Yuan from 1950
1950. Blue on light green underprint. Building at right. (S/M number C282-).
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 860c: 1 Fen from 1953
1953. Brown on yellow-orange underprint. Produce truck at right. Arms at center on back. Two Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 861b: 2 Fen from 1953
1953. Dark blue on light blue underprint. Airplane at right. Arms at center on back. Roman control numerals only.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881a: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 881b: 1 Jiao from 1980
1980. Brown and dark brown on multicolored underprint. Two Taiwanese men at left. Arms at center on back. Serial number prefix letter-numeral-letter.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 882a: 2 Jiao from 1980
1980. Grayish olive-green on multicolored underprint. Native Pu Yi and Korean youth at left. Arms at center on back.
China pick 883a: 5 Jiao from 1980
1980. Purple and red-violet on multicolored underprint. Miao and Zhuang children at left. Back: brown-violet on multicolored underprint; arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 883a: 5 Jiao from 1980
1980. Purple and red-violet on multicolored underprint. Miao and Zhuang children at left. Back: brown-violet on multicolored underprint; arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 883a: 5 Jiao from 1980
1980. Purple and red-violet on multicolored underprint. Miao and Zhuang children at left. Back: brown-violet on multicolored underprint; arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 883a: 5 Jiao from 1980
1980. Purple and red-violet on multicolored underprint. Miao and Zhuang children at left. Back: brown-violet on multicolored underprint; arms at center on back. Serial number prefix two letters.
China pick 884g: 1 Yuan from 1996
1996. Brown-violet on multicolored underprint. Dong and Yao youths at right. Great Wall at center on back. Black serial number. Lithographed. Watermark: stars. Arms at upper left, stylized birds in underprint at center, dot patterns for poor of sight at lower left or right on face.
China pick 884g: 1 Yuan from 1996
1996. Brown-violet on multicolored underprint. Dong and Yao youths at right. Great Wall at center on back. Black serial number. Lithographed. Watermark: stars. Arms at upper left, stylized birds in underprint at center, dot patterns for poor of sight at lower left or right on face.
China pick 895a: 1 Yuan from 1999
1999. Mao Tse-tung at right, flora at lower center and as watermark. Serial number prefix format as letter, letter, number, number.
China pick 895a: 1 Yuan from 1999
1999. Mao Tse-tung at right, flora at lower center and as watermark. Serial number prefix format as letter, letter, number, number.
China pick 904b: 10 Yuan from 2005
2005. Slate blue on multicolored underprint. Mao Zedong at right. Back: three gorges at the Yangtze river. Serial number prefix format: letter, number, letter, number.
China pick 904b: 10 Yuan from 2005
2005. Slate blue on multicolored underprint. Mao Zedong at right. Back: three gorges at the Yangtze river. Serial number prefix format: letter, number, letter, number.
China pick 906: 50 Yuan from 2005
2005. Green and multicolored. Mao Zedong at right. Back: Potala of Tibet at left center.
China pick 906: 50 Yuan from 2005
2005. Green and multicolored. Mao Zedong at right. Back: Potala of Tibet at left center.
China pick 907c: 100 Yuan from 2005
2005. Red on multicolored underprint. Mao Zedong at right. Back: Hall of the People. Serial number prefix format: letter, number, letter, number.
China pick 909: 100 Yuan from 2015
12.11.2015. Red on multicolored underprint. Mao Tse-Tung at right. Back: hall of the People.
China pick 909: 100 Yuan from 2015
12.11.2015. Red on multicolored underprint. Mao Tse-Tung at right. Back: hall of the People.
China pick 916: 20 Yuan from 2022
Beijing 2022 commemorative banknote. Vertical format: Chinese arms at top left, pair of skaters at top center. Beijing 2022 near top left, with olympic rings below. Snowy mountains and snowflakes in design at bottom, including the transparency. The back of the banknote features one of the olympic buildings at center.
China pick 916: 20 Yuan from 2022
Beijing 2022 commemorative banknote. Vertical format: Chinese arms at top left, pair of skaters at top center. Beijing 2022 near top left, with olympic rings below. Snowy mountains and snowflakes in design at bottom, including the transparency. The back of the banknote features one of the olympic buildings at center.
China pick 917: 20 Yuan from 2022
Beijing 2022 commemorative banknote. Vertical format: Chinese arms at top left, skier at center. Beijing 2022 near top right, with olympic rings below. Snowy mountains and snowflakes in design at bottom, including the transparency. The back of the banknote features the olympic long jump facility at center, the Great Wall of China at bottom.
China pick 917: 20 Yuan from 2022
Beijing 2022 commemorative banknote. Vertical format: Chinese arms at top left, skier at center. Beijing 2022 near top right, with olympic rings below. Snowy mountains and snowflakes in design at bottom, including the transparency. The back of the banknote features the olympic long jump facility at center, the Great Wall of China at bottom.
China pick FX3: 1 Yuan from 1979
1979. Deep green on multicolored underprint. Pleasure boats in lake with mountains behind at center. Watermark: star and torch.
China pick FX3: 1 Yuan from 1979
1979. Deep green on multicolored underprint. Pleasure boats in lake with mountains behind at center. Watermark: star and torch.