China News Service, December 3rd. According to the WeChat official account of the People’s Bank of China, the People’s Bank of China is scheduled to issue a set of commemorative banknotes for the 24th Winter Olympic Games on December 21, 2021, including commemorative banknotes for ice sports and snow sports. One commemorative banknote for each project.
The commemorative banknote pattern of the 24th Winter Olympic Games
(1) The commemorative banknote pattern of ice sports.
1. Front pattern.
The main scene on the front is the figure skater pattern, the upper part is the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China and the name of the “People’s Bank of China”, the left side is the emblem of the 24th Winter Olympic Games, the right side is the brilliance light-changing music score pattern, the denomination number “20” and The Chinese character "Two Pick Circle", below it is a dynamic holographic pattern, a transparent window, a Braille denomination mark and a crown number.
2. The back pattern.
The main scene on the back is the "Ice Cube" pattern of the 24th Winter Olympic Games competition venue, and the upper part is the Chinese Pinyin of "People's Bank of China", and the words "People's Bank of China" in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, and Zhuang languages, and their denominations. The 24th Winter Olympic Games commemorative" and the denomination number "20", the right side is the denomination number "20", the Chinese pinyin letter "YUAN", and the year number "2022" and the president's chapter at the bottom.
(2) The commemorative banknote pattern of snow sports.
1. Front pattern.
The main front view is a freestyle skier, with the national emblem of the People’s Republic of China and the name of the People’s Bank of China on the top, and the emblem of the 24th Winter Olympic Games on the right, the denomination number "20" and the Chinese character "贰 Pick Circle", below It is a dynamic holographic pattern, a Braille denomination mark and a serial number.
2. The back pattern.
The main scene on the back is the "Snow Ruyi" pattern of the 24th Winter Olympic Games competition venue, and the upper part is the Chinese pinyin of "People's Bank of China", and the words "People's Bank of China" in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, and Zhuang languages, and their denominations. Commemoration of the 24th Winter Olympic Games", year name "2022" and presidential chapter, the left side is the denomination number "20", the Chinese pinyin letter "YUAN", the lower part is the snowflake pattern, the snow mountain Great Wall pattern and the denomination number "20".
The denominations, specifications, materials and quantity of the commemorative banknotes issued for the 24th Winter Olympic Games
The commemorative banknotes of the 24th Winter Olympic Games each have a denomination of 20 yuan, each with a face length of 145 mm and a width of 70 mm.
The commemorative banknotes for ice sports are plastic banknotes, and the commemorative banknotes for snow sports are paper banknotes.
The number of commemorative banknotes issued for the 24th Winter Olympic Games is 200 million sets (including 40,000 sets of historical currency archives).
The allocated numbers of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities are as follows:
Ways of Issuing Commemorative Banknotes for the 24th Winter Olympic Games
The commemorative banknotes of the 24th Winter Olympic Games are issued by appointment exchange.
Banking financial institutions that undertake scheduled exchange work:
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Postal Savings Bank of China, Hua Xia Bank, and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (hereinafter collectively referred to as the pre-determined bank) jointly undertake the appointment and exchange of commemorative banknotes for the 24th Winter Olympic Games.
The specific arrangements for each region are as follows:
The commemorative banknotes of the 24th Winter Olympic Games have the same functions as the current renminbi in circulation, and are circulated in the same value as the renminbi of the same denomination.