CHINA, Central Reserve Bank of China, 5000 yuan 1945

DescriptionThe Central Reserve Bank of China was set up in 1941 by the Japanese after they occuptied the southern city of Nanking in 1938.The Chinese invented paper around 200 AD, says one article I read. They started making paper money during the Song dynasty, 1100s maybe. I think there are some Song banknotes in existance.Aside from China, other governments started using circulating “banknotes” starting in the 17th century AD. The practice became general in the 19th century. In the 20th century value of paper money in circulation far surpassed the value of coinage. In the 21st century paper money is fading and credit transactions are growing.