Issued by the People's Bank of China in 1980. The 3 banknotes depict different ethnic groups in China.
1-Jiao Note: 115 x 52 mm: the obverse features the portraits of the Gaoshan and Manchu nationalities, the People’s Bank of China in Chinese, face value in Chinese and numbers. The reverse design shows the national emblem, “the People’s Bank of China” in pinyin at the top and in the ethnic scripts of Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur and Zhuang nationalities at the bottom. On the lower section is the number 1980 and the value mark is printed on the other two corners of the note.
2 Jiao Note: 120 x 55 mm: the obverse features the portraits of the Buyi and Korean nationalities, the People’s Bank of China in Chinese, face value in Chinese and numbers. The reverse design shows the national emblem, “the People’s Bank of China” in pinyin at the top and in the ethnic scripts of Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur and Zhuang nationalities at the bottom. On the lower section is the number 1980 and the value mark is printed on the other two corners of the note.
5 Jiao Note: 125 x 58 mm: the obverse features the portraits of the Miao and Zhuang nationalities, the People’s Bank of China in Chinese, face value in Chinese and numbers. The reverse design shows the national emblem, “the People’s Bank of China” in pinyin at the top and in the ethnic scripts of Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur and Zhuang nationalities at the bottom. On the lower section is the number 1980 and the value mark is printed on the other two corners of the note.