China Thursday Nov 12,2015 put into circulation a new version of its 100-yuan banknote
the highest denomination available in the world's second-largest economy
with added golden touches that the government said was harder to forge.
The note, worth just under $16, retains its overall red colour, with Communist founder Mao Zedong on one side and Beijing's Great Hall of the People on the other.
But the main "100" becomes gold, rather than red and blue, prompting some Chinese media to dub it the "tuhao jin" note, or "high-roller gold".
More security features were
added, including widening the security strip, to make it "easier for
machines to read" and "more convenient for the public to distinguish the
authentic notes from the fakery", the central People's Bank of China
(PBOC) said previously.The note, worth just under $16, retains its overall red colour, with Communist founder Mao Zedong on one side and Beijing's Great Hall of the People on the other.
But the main "100" becomes gold, rather than red and blue, prompting some Chinese media to dub it the "tuhao jin" note, or "high-roller gold".
Counterfeiting is rampant in China with the country's own currency no exception, despite numerous crackdowns by authorities.
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