Commemorative issue

60th Anniversary of the Arrival of Norman Bethune

Obverse

National emblem, date below

Script: Chinese (simplified)

Lettering:

中华人民共和国

1998

Translation:

People's Republic of China

1998

Reverse

Portrait of Dr. Norman Bethune with surgery scene, denomination at left

Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin

Lettering:

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF DR. NORMAN BETHUNE IN CHINA

白求恩大夫到达中国60周年纪念

10元

Translation:

The 60th Anniversary of the arrival of Dr. Norman Bethune in China

10 Yuan

Edge

Reeded

Comments

Henry Norman Bethune  (March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; Chinese: 白求恩; pinyin: Bái Qiú'ēn) was a Canadian physician, medical innovator, and noted anti-fascist. Bethune came to international prominence first for his service as a frontline surgeon supporting the democratically elected Republican government during the Spanish Civil War. But it was his service with the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War that would earn him enduring acclaim. Dr. Bethune effectively brought modern medicine to rural China and often treated sick villagers as much as wounded soldiers. His selfless commitment made a profound impression on the Chinese people, especially CPC's leader, Mao Zedong. The chairman wrote a famous eulogy to him, which was memorized by generations of Chinese people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bethune