China 2 Yuan 1980

Engraved back

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China 2 Yuan, 1980-1990 P-885 obverse
China 2 Yuan, 1980-1990 P-885 reverse

Information:

Rarity A - Very Common
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980 Engraved back + $0,58 $0,59 $1,10 $1,90 $3,90 $4,20
Reference P#885a
Country China
Period Rénmínbì (1955-date)
Issuing bank People's Bank of China
Currency Yuan
Denomination 2 Yuan
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1980-1990
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 10.02.2026
Size (WxH) 143x63 mm

Obverse:

China 2 Yuan, 1980-1990 P-885

Obverse text

中国人民银行 ⠆ 貳圆

Obverse symbol

Dark olive-green on multicolour underprint. Uygur and Yi youths at right. Coat of arms at upper left. Stylized birds in underprint at centre. Braille dots at lower left.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse text

ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ ᠠᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠩᠬᠢ ཀྲུང་གོམི་མི་རྣམས་དངུལ་ཁང་། جۇڭگو خەلق بانكىسى ئىككى يۈەن Cuŋhgoz Yinzminz Yinzhaŋz sog mənz ER YUAN

Reverse symbol

Pillar of South Heaven in the South China Sea. Name of bank and denomination, written in four scripts: Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Zhuang.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1980 Engraved back + $0,58 $0,59 $1,10 $1,90 $3,90 $4,20
1980 Fluorescent variety - - - - - -
1980 Specimen - - - - - -
1990 Lithographed back $0,72 $1,00 $1,00 $1,00 $1,90 $1,90
1990 Fluorescent variety - - - - - -