The first set of RMB was issued in1948+February, and it is also the first set of unified currency in our new China. By 1948, our war of liberation had won a great victory. With the defeat of the Kuomintang, the liberated areas all over the country gradually became one. With the strengthening of the links between the liberated areas, China urgently needs a unified currency.
So Nan, governor of the central bank at that time, and Yang Bingchao, director of the issuing bureau of Beihai Bank and director of the banknote printing bureau, called Yang Qihe. These two men are very good. They are the only people who can stop printing. In this way, Yang Qi and Zhai Ying started the design and printing of the first set of RMB.
After discussion, they decided to use the images of workers and farmers as the first set of RMB patterns, and this plan was also supported by their superiors. The plan is confirmed. Here is a detailed plan. At that time, the first set of RMB was designed and manufactured in secret, and the choice of workers and farmers models could not be too big.
After their discussion, it was decided that Yang Qi should be the model of workers and Zhai Ying the model of farmers. This decision has also been supported by the superior leaders, who think that the composition and image of Yang Qi and Zhai Ying are in line with this RMB model. In this way, Yang Qi and Zhai Ying were painted with the first set of RMB.
Later, after efforts, the first set of RMB was officially issued at the end of 1848. This not only made the life of the people in the liberated areas more convenient, but also played an encouraging role in the war of liberation. With the unified currency issued, can New China be far behind?