100 Yuan Four Beauties of Ancient China - Diao Chan

100 Yuan (Four Beauties of Ancient China - Diao Chan) - obverse100 Yuan (Four Beauties of Ancient China - Diao Chan) - reverse

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Features

Location People's Republic of China
Period People's Republic (1949-date)
Type Paper exonumia › Fantasy banknote
Year 2019
Value 100 Yuan
Size 155 × 75 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
347368

Series: Four Beauties of Ancient China

Obverse

Chinese characters at the top.
Artistic representation of Diao Chan in the middle.
Serial number and 100 at the bottom.

Script: Chinese (simplified)

Lettering:
四大美女
中国古代四大美女,即西施、杨昭君、貂蝉、杨玉环。四大美女享有"沉鱼落雁之容,闭月羞花之貌"的美誉。
貂蝉拜月

Reverse

Chinese characters with flowers.
100 at the bottom right.

Script: Chinese (simplified)

Lettering:
红牙催拍燕飞忙,一片行云绕画堂。
眉黛蹙成游子恨,脸红烧断故人肠。
榆钱不买千金笑,柳带何须百宝妆。
舞罢隔帘偷送目,不知谁是楚襄王。

Comments

Diao Chan is a fictional character from The Story of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, based on a real character. Diaochan was a dancer and musician whose talent was matched only by her beauty.

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