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9:47 AM, Jul 8, 2008 • By JAIME SNEIDER

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The first bit of good to come from letting China host the Olympics.

For the first time in nearly a decade China is issuing new banknotes without the image of Chairman Mao Zedong. The 10 yuan ($1.5; Â£0.75) notes instead feature Beijing's new Olympic stadium on the front, with an ancient Greek statue of a discus thrower on the back. Both are set against the backdrop of the Temple of Heaven, sited in Beijing.

Most bills will continue to feature Mao, but apparently this is one of the most circulated denominations. The new emblem is called, "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing."

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