Why is Potala Palace behind RMB in 50 yuan?

The fifth set of RMB adopts the head of Comrade Mao Zedong in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the famous flower pattern in China on the bottom, and the Great Hall of the People, Potala Palace, Guilin Landscape, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Mount Tai and Hangzhou West Lake on the back. By selecting representative patterns with national characteristics, we can fully display the long history and magnificent mountains and rivers of our great motherland and carry forward the great national culture.

On April 29th, 20 19, the central bank announced that the People's Bank of China will issue the fifth set of RMB in 20 19 from August 30th, 20 19.

Extended data:

In order to make the fifth set of 50 yuan RMB coupons Potala Palace, two senior artists from Shanghai Mint visited Lhasa. They searched for a long time and finally found the "best angle" on the top of a water plant. They first took photos and sketched here, and after repeated revisions and carvings, they finally designed the pattern on the RMB.

Potala Palace was built in the 7th century A.D. by Songzan Gambo, the king of Tibet, to marry Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty in Tibet. A 999-room palace was built on the Hongshan Mountain at an altitude of more than 3,700 meters in Lhasa. Palace main building 13 floor, height115m.

1999 version is 100 yuan. According to People's Republic of China (PRC) the State Council No.268, the People's Bank of China issued the fifth set (version 1999) of RMB 100 on June. After the new version of RMB currency is issued, it is equivalent to the current RMB currency and has the same function as the currency.

Banknote characteristics:

The main color is red, and the ticket width is 155mm and 77mm. The main scene on the front is Mao Zedong's head, the oval flower pattern on the left, the China people's emblem and the national emblem pattern on the upper left, and the Braille denomination mark on the lower right. The main scene on the back is the Great Hall of the People, and the column pattern in the Great Hall of the People is on the left. On the upper right of the ticket, there are the Chinese phonetic alphabet of "People's Bank of China" and the words "People's Bank of China" in Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur and Zhuang languages and their denominations.

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