1955年2月21日，國務院發布命令，決定由中國人民銀行自1955年3月1日起發行第二套人民幣，收回第一套人民幣。第二套人民幣，是在第一套人民幣的基礎上于1955年3月1日開始發行的。當時已消除戰爭給國民經濟帶來的影響，工農業生產迅速恢復和發展，商品經濟日益活躍，市場物價穩定。國家財政在收支平衡的基礎上，連續幾年收大于支，國家商品庫存、黃金儲備也連年增加，貨幣制度相應鞏固和健全，一個獨立、統一的貨幣制度已建立起來。第二套人民幣具有較強的時代特征。主景圖案從壹分到拾圓券分別為：汽車、飛機、輪船、拖拉機、火車、水電站、北京天安門、延安寶塔山、井岡山龍源口、各民族大團結、工農聯盟。體現了新中國社會主義建設的新風貌，表現了中國共產黨革命的戰斗歷程和各族人民大團結的主題思想。它不但徹底清除了舊中國通貨惡性膨脹給中國人民生活帶來的陰影，還標志著中國貨幣制度的完整統一，在人民幣發展史和新中國金融史上起到了重要的歷史作用。
On February 21, 1955, the State Council issued an order, deciding that the people's Bank of China would issue the second set of RMB as of March 1, 1955, and recover the first set of RMB. The second set of RMB was issued on March 1, 1955 on the basis of the first. At that time, the impact of the war on the national economy had been eliminated, industrial and agricultural production had resumed and developed rapidly, commodity economy had become increasingly active, and market prices had been stable. On the basis of balance of income and expenditure, the national finance has received more than expenditure for several consecutive years, and the national commodity inventory and gold reserve have increased year by year. The monetary system has been consolidated and improved accordingly. An independent and unified monetary system has been established. The second set of RMB has strong characteristics of the times. The main landscape patterns from one cent to ten yuan vouchers are: automobile, airplane, ship, tractor, train, hydropower station, Beijing Tiananmen, Yan'an Baotashan, Jinggangshan longyuankou, national unity, industrial and agricultural union. It embodies the new features of new China's socialist construction, the fighting course of the Communist Party of China's revolution and the theme of the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups. It not only completely clears the shadow of the vicious inflation of the old China's currency to the Chinese people's life, but also marks the complete unification of the Chinese monetary system, which plays an important historical role in the history of the development of RMB and the financial history of the new China.
第二套人民幣是1955年3月1日開始發行的，目的是治理解放前遺留的通貨膨脹問題，后期由于和蘇聯關系惡化，(部分紙幣先前有蘇聯幫助印刷，著名的大黑拾.伍元、叁元)于1964年5月15日完全退出流通，結束了有外國給新中國印刷紙幣的歷史，這套幣發行八年，工農業生產迅速恢復和發展，商品經濟日益活躍，維護了新中國的經濟安全，有效的預防敵對實力輸送假鈔的問題，期間經歷了三年大饑荒，浮夸風等“左”傾錯誤致使眾多親人失去，整個國民情緒進入特種時期。第二套人民幣承載了人們太多的酸甜苦辣。收藏他等于收藏一本最好的社會科學教科書。謹記歷史，開拓未來。第二套人民幣紙幣共有11種不同的面值，15種不同的版別，其中分幣采用平版印制技術，角券正面采用凹印，背面使用平印印制技術。元券正、背面采用凹印印制技術，具有版紋深、墨層厚，容易識別的特點，紙質相對第三套人民幣紙幣較厚。第二套人民幣紙幣的流通時間約10年左右，53年版，從55年3月1日發行，約在64年開始銀行只收不付；56年版，約在62年發行，在70年代回收。第二套人民幣紙幣是目前收藏的熱點,具有較好的防偽的功能，容易識別,而且印制得很精美，適合大眾的收藏與投資。
The second set of RMB was issued on March 1, 1955, in order to control the inflation problem left over before liberation. In the later period, due to the deterioration of relations with the Soviet Union, some of the banknotes were printed with the help of the Soviet Union, and the famous daheishi.5 and Sanyuan banknotes were completely withdrawn from circulation on May 15, 1964, ending the history of printing banknotes to new China by foreign countries. This set of banknotes was issued for eight years, industry and agriculture With the rapid recovery and development of production and the increasingly active commodity economy, new China's economic security has been maintained, and the problem of counterfeiting delivered by hostile forces has been effectively prevented. During the three-year famine, the "left" errors such as boastful wind have resulted in the loss of many relatives, and the whole national mood has entered a special period. The second set of RMB carries too much bitterness and bitterness. To collect him is to collect the best social science textbook. Keep history in mind and develop the future. The second set of RMB banknotes has 11 different denominations and 15 different editions, among which the cent is printed in lithography, the corner coupon is printed in gravure on the front and the back in lithography. The front and back of the RMB notes are printed by gravure printing technology, which has the characteristics of deep pattern, thick ink layer and easy identification. The paper is thicker than the third set of RMB notes. The circulation time of the second set of RMB banknotes is about 10 years. The 53 year version was issued on March 1, 55, and the bank only received and did not pay since about 64 years; the 56 year version was issued in about 62 years, and recycled in the 1970s. The second set of RMB banknotes is the current collection hot spot, with better anti-counterfeiting function, easy to identify, and printed very beautifully, suitable for public collection and investment.
