Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was introduced between 1987 and 1997 by the People's Bank of China. The theme of this series was that under the governance of the Chinese Communist Party, the various peoples of China would be united in building a Chinese-style social democracy.

To present this theme, the ¥100 note features four people important to the founding of the People's Republic of China: Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhu De. The ¥50 note features an intellectual, a farmer, and an industrial worker, characteristic Chinese communist images. The other banknotes show portraits of people from 14 different ethnic groups found in China.

Banknotes were introduced in denominations of 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 yuan. Coins were introduced in denominations of 0.1, 0.5 and 1 yuan. The banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996 to indicate different editions. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.(¥0.2 and ¥2 are withdrawn but not recalled completely yet)

Date of issue

• April 27, 1987: ¥50 (1980 edition) and ¥0.5.
• May 10, 1988: ¥100 (1980 edition), ¥2 (1980 edition), ¥1 (1980 edition) and ¥0.2 banknotes.
• September 22, 1988: ¥10, ¥5 and ¥0.1 banknotes.
• June 1, 1992: ¥1, ¥0.5 and ¥0.1 coins.
• August 20, 1992: ¥50 (1990 edition) and ¥100 (1900 edition) banknotes.
• March 1, 1995: ¥1 (1990 edition) banknote.
• April 10, 1996: ¥2 (1990 edition) banknote.
• April 1, 1997: ¥1 (1996 edition) banknote.

Coins

Minted from 1991-1999 except that ¥0.5 was last minted in 1998. Coins carry the Emblem of the People's Republic of China, the full title of the state in Chinese and pinyin on the obverse side, and the denomination and an image of a flower on the reverse side.

Value	Technical parameters		Description			Date of
	Diameter	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse	first minting	issue
¥0.1	22.5 mm	Aluminium alloy plated magnesium	Cylindrical surface	Chrysanthemum, value	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and year of minting	1992	June 1, 1992
¥0.5	20.5 mm	Copper alloy plated zinc	Intermittent wire teeth	plum blossom, value	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and year of minting	1992	June 1, 1992
¥1	25 mm	Nickel plated steel	Intermittent wire teeth	Peony, value	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and year of minting	1992	June 1, 1992
For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Banknotes

Value	Obverse	Reverse	Edition	Date of issue
¥0.1	Gaoshan and Manchu men	Emblem of the People's Republic of China	1980	September 22, 1988
¥0.2	Buyei and Korean women	Emblem of the People's Republic of China	1980	May 10, 1988
¥0.5	Miao and Zhuang women	Emblem of the People's Republic of China	1980	April 27, 1987
¥1	Dong and Yao women	Great Wall of China	1980	May 10, 1988
			1990	March 1, 1995
			1996	April 1, 1997
¥2	Uyghur and Yi (Nuosu) women	Southern Heaven Rock	1980	May 10, 1988
			1990	April 10, 1996
¥5	Tibetan woman and Hui elder	Yangtze river	1980	September 22, 1988
¥10	Han and Mongol men	Mount Everest	1980	September 22, 1988
¥50	An intellectual, a farmer, and an industrial worker	Hukou Waterfall along the Yellow River	1980	April 27, 1987
			1990	August 20, 1992
¥100	Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhu De.	Jinggang Mountains	1980	May 10, 1988
			1990	August 20, 1992

External links

• Pictures of the 4th and 5th series, along with comments in English