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Deng’s image may replace Mao’s in China’s banknotes

Well, time to move forward and leave the past behind.

Deng may be the new currency in China: Panel proposes dropping Mao's portrait from some banknotes
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- Move over Mao. China may remove his image from the next range of banknotes to make room for other heroes. Delegates to an advisory body to China's parliament have proposed that Deng Xiaoping, architect of the nation's economic reforms, and Sun Yat-sen, father of the revolution that toppled the last emperor in 1911, should grace the new bills, state media reported on Monday.

A one-Yuan Chinese banknote with Mao's image:

A fake five-hundred-Yuan Chinese banknote with Deng's image:

Posted on March 13, 2006 in China, Written by R-Squared | Permalink

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