Third series of the renminbi

The third series of Renminbi banknotes was introduced since April 15, 1962. Unlike the second series of the renminbi, it did not have a ¥3 banknote and added ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5 and ¥1 coins. For the next two decades, the second and third series banknotes were used concurrently. The third series was phased out over the 1990s and then was recalled completely on July 1, 2000, a date valid for all of the denominations with only one date provided.

Date of issue

• April 20, 1962: ¥0.1 (1960 edition) banknote.
• April 15, 1964: ¥2 and ¥0.2 banknotes.
• January 10, 1966: ¥10 and ¥0.1 (1962 edition) banknotes.
• December 15, 1967: ¥0.1 (1962 colour-changing edition) banknote.
• October 20, 1969: ¥1 and ¥5 banknotes.
• January 5, 1974: ¥0.5 banknote.
• April 5, 1980: ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5 and ¥1 coins.

Coins

Value	Technical parameters		Description			Date of
	Diameter	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse	issue	withdrawal
¥0.1	20 mm	Copper alloy plated zinc	Intermittent wire teeth	Value and year of minting	Emblem of the People's Republic of China	April 15, 1980	July 1, 2000
¥0.2	23 mm
¥0.5	26 mm
¥1	30 mm	Copper alloy plated nickel	Intermittent wire teeth	Value and Great Wall	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and year of minting	April 15, 1980	July 1, 2000
For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Banknotes

Image	Value	Obverse	Reverse	Date of issue	Date of withdrawal
(1967 version)	¥0.1	Education and production	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and Chrysanthemum flower	April 20, 1962	November 20, 1971
				January 10, 1966	December 15, 1967
				December 15, 1967	February 4, 1992
	¥0.2	Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and Peony flower	April 15, 1964	February 4, 1992
	¥0.5	Textile Factory	Emblem of the People's Republic of China, cotton and plum blossom	January 5, 1974	March 1, 1991
	¥1	Female tractor driver (Liang Jun)	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and grazing	October 20, 1969	March 1, 1996
	¥2	Lathe worker	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and oil mine	April 15, 1964	March 1, 1991
	¥5	Steel worker	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and colliery	October 20, 1969	February 4, 1992
	¥10	Members of National People's Congress	Emblem of the People's Republic of China and Tiananmen	January 10, 1966	March 1, 1996

The denominations available with either of these catalog number (issued date-withdrawn date) added:

• ¥0.1 3|1(20/4/1962-20/11/1971), 3|2(31/10/1966-15/12/1967) 3|3(15/12/1967-4/2/1992),
• ¥0.2 (15/4/1964-4/2/1992),
• ¥0.5 (5/1/1974-1/3/1991),
• ¥1 (20/10/1969-1/3/1996),
• ¥2 (15/4/1964-1/3/1991),
• ¥5 (20/10/1969-4/2/1992),
• ¥10 (10/1/1966-1/3/1996).^[1]

References

1. People's Bank of China 2003-2004 currency year book, book 2, Currency of the People's Republic of China, in Chinese. ISBN 7-207-05026-7