What kind of money is in China - Chinese yuan - - exchange rates, interesting facts and tips for tourists. The currency of China is Yuan whose

The Renmenbi (simplified Chinese: 人民币; traditional Chinese: 人民幣; pinyin: rénmínbì; literally "people's money") is the currency of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the main unit of which is the yuan (simplified Chinese: 元 or 圆; traditional Chinese: 圓; pinyin : yuán; Wade-Giles: yüan), subdivided into jiao (角), each consisting of 10 fen (分).

The Renmenbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the People's Republic of China. The ISO 4217 designation is CNY, although the variant "RMB" is often used. The romanized symbol is ¥.

Etymology

During the Republican period, many varieties of currency circulated in China, most of which were denominated in "renminbi". They were divided by name - fabi (legal tender), "golden yuan", "silver yuan". The word "yuan" literally means "round" - from the shape of the coins. The Korean and Japanese currencies, respectively the won and the yen, are relatives of the yuan and are denoted by the same Chinese sign (hanya/kanyi), albeit in different forms (원/圓 and 円/圓). In Korean and Japanese these words mean "round". They have different names for smaller units.

Zhenmenbi means "people's money". When the Chinese Communist Party seized vast territories at the end of the civil war, the People's Bank of China began issuing a single currency in 1948 for use in those territories. This currency is denominated in yuan, but is known by several names, including "Bank Notes of the People's Bank of China" (traditional Chinese: 中國人民銀行鈔票; simplified Chinese: 中国人民银行钞票; since November 1948), "New Currency" ( traditional Chinese: 新幣; simplified Chinese: 新币; since December 1948), "Banknotes of the People's Bank of China" (traditional Chinese: 中國人民銀行券; simplified Chinese: 中国人民银行券; since January 1949), "People's Banknotes" ( 人民券 - abbreviation) and, finally, “people's money” or “renmenbi” from June 1949.

First series, 1948-1955

The first series of renmenbi were issued by the People's Bank of China in December 1948, about a year after the Communist Party's victory in the civil war. They existed only in the form of paper money and replaced a variety of monetary units that were in circulation in communist-controlled areas. One of the first tasks of the new government was to combat the hyperinflation that had afflicted China in the last years of the Kuomintang era. In 1955 there was a revaluation. One new yuan was now equal to 10 thousand old ones.

Banknotes

On December 1, 1948, the newly founded People's Bank of China issued banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 1000 yuan. Banknotes of 200, 500, 5000 and 10,000 yuan appeared in 1949, and in 1950 - 50,000 yuan. 62 design options were used. Banknotes were officially abolished between 1 April 1955 and 10 May 1955.

The first banknotes bore the words "People's Bank of China", "Republic of China" and the denomination written in Chinese characters in Dong Biwu's handwriting.

The official name "renmenbi" was first recorded in June 1949. After development of a new series began in 1950, the old banknotes were belatedly called the "first series of renmenbi".

Second yuan renminbi, 1955–present

The second series of banknotes appeared in 1955. During the period of the administrative-command system, unrealistic exchange rates of the renminbi were set against Western currencies and the most severe exchange rules were used. With the opening of the Chinese economy in 1978, a dual currency system emerged - the renminbi was used only within the country, and certificates existed for trade with foreigners. The unrealistic exchange rate led to the emergence of a black market.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the PRC worked to make the renminbi a convertible currency. With the help of exchange centers, it was possible to bring the exchange rate to a realistic level and get rid of the double system.

Renminbi are suitable for current accounts, but not for capital movements. The goal is to make this currency fully convertible. But, partly due to the Asian financial crisis of 1998, China is not confident that the financial system can withstand rapid overseas movements of hot money. As a result, in 2007, the Chinese government allowed foreign exchange transactions to a limited extent.

Coins

In 1955, aluminum coins of 1, 2 and 5 fen appeared. In 1980, brass coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao and cupro-nickel coins of 1 yuan were added. Coins of 1 and 2 jiao survived only until 1981, and coins of 5 jiao and 1 yuan - until 1985. In 1981, new coins appeared - aluminum coins of 1 jiao, brass coins of 5 jiao and 1 yuan coins made of nickel-plated steel. The minting of 1 and 2 fen coins ceased in 1991, and the 5 fen coins ceased a year later. New coins of 1 and 5 jiao and 1 yuan appeared in 1999-2002. Fen and jiao are practically not needed because prices have increased. Chinese merchants avoid fractional prices (eg ¥9.99), preferring whole prices (9 or 10 yuan).

Coins are used differently in different places. For example, in Shanghai and Shenzhen, coins are more often used for goods under 1 yuan, while in Beijing and Xi'an, banknotes are used.

Banknotes

In 1955, banknotes of 1, 2 and 5 fen, 1, 2 and 5 jiao, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 yuan (the date 1953) appeared. These denominations, with the exception of the fen and 3 yuan, continue to circulate. In 1980, they added banknotes of 50 and 100 yuan, and in 1999 - 20 yuan.

The denomination of each banknote is indicated in Chinese. The numbers themselves are given in numerical symbols and Arabic numerals. The denomination and the words "People's Bank of China" appear on the back of the note in Yi, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur and Tsuang. On the obverse of the coin, the denomination is indicated in Chinese braille - starting from the fourth series.

Second series

The second series of renmenbi banknotes (the first was used for the previous currency) appeared on March 1, 1955. Each note bore the words "People's Bank of China" and the denomination in Uyghur, Tibetan and Mongolian. There are banknotes of ¥0.01, ¥0.02, ¥0.05, ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5, ¥1, ¥2, ¥3, ¥5 and ¥10.

Third episode

The third series of renmenbi banknotes appeared on April 15, 1962. For the next 20 years, series 2 and series 3 banknotes were used simultaneously. Series 3 banknote denominations are ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5, ¥1, ¥2, ¥5 and ¥10. They fell out of use in the 1990s, and were finally abandoned on July 1, 2000.

Episode four

The fourth series appeared between 1987 and 1997, although the dates on the banknotes are 1980, 1990 or 1996. They are still in circulation. Denominations: ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5, ¥1, ¥2, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50 and ¥100.

Episode five

In 1999, the fifth series of banknotes was gradually introduced. It includes banknotes in denominations of ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50 and ¥100.

Likely future design options

On March 13, 2006, delegates to an advisory body to the People's Congress proposed to feature Sun Yat-sen and Deng Xiaoping on banknotes. But this proposal is still far from being implemented.

1 Yuan
2 Yuan
10 Yuan
20 Yuan
50 Yuan
100 Yuan

Use outside China

Two administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau, have their own currencies. In accordance with the principle of "one country, two systems" and the basic laws of the two territories, national laws do not apply. Therefore, the Hong Kong dollar and pataca remain legal means of payment in these territories, but the renminbi is not.

RMB is the second most popular currency in Hong Kong and is becoming the main one. Banks in Hong Kong allow you to open accounts in Renminbi.

Zhenmenbi existed in Macau even until 1999, when the territory returned to the PRC from Portugal. Banks in Macau use renminbi-based credit cards but do not provide loans. The casinos do not accept such credit cards.

The Chinese government in Taiwan believes that the use of renmenbi will create a secret economy and undermine sovereignty. Tourists in Taiwan are allowed to carry 20 thousand renmenbi with them. This money must be exchanged for Taiwanese dollars at trial exchange offices in Matsu and Kinmen. The Chin Shui-bian administration insists it will not allow a full currency conversion until China signs a bilateral foreign exchange agreement. President Ma Ying-jeo promises to allow currency conversion as soon as possible.

Cambodia and Nepal use renminbi as their official currency, while Laos and Myanmar allow its use in border provinces. Vietnam allows the exchange of renmenbi for dong, although unofficially.

Exchange rate

Ten years before 2005, the Chinese currency was artificially maintained at 8.2765 yuan to the US dollar. On July 21, 2005, the People's Bank of China revalued the yuan to 8.11 to the dollar, abandoned artificial exchange rate support and switched to a floating exchange rate based on supply and demand. The dollar to renminbi ratio can vary within 0.3% at the central bank parity. On May 18, 2007, the bank expanded this limit to 0.5%. The bank says the basket of currencies is dominated by the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and Korean won, with British pounds, Thai baht, Russian rubles and Australian, Canadian and Singapore dollars less so.

On April 23, 2008, one US dollar was worth 6.9837 yuan, that is, the yuan rose by 18.51% - this is the highest rate since the lifting of the artificial limit. On April 10, 2008, the dollar was worth 6.9920 yuan - this is the first time in more than 10 years that the dollar was cheaper than 7 yuan.

China's currency has many features, and some of them confuse inexperienced tourists. On this page we will tell you a lot of interesting and useful things about money in China.

What is the name of Chinese money?

The currency of the People's Republic of China is called the Chinese Yuan. International currency designation is CNY. The Chinese word “yuan” itself is translated into Russian as “something round” or “round”.

However, in modern Chinese the word “yuan” means money in general. That is, the Chinese themselves often call our Russian ruble as “Russian yuan”, the American dollar as “American yuan”, and the euro as “European yuan”.

The second name for Chinese money is Renminbi, which can be translated into Russian as “people's money”, abbreviated as RMB. The abbreviations CNY and RMB are now actually synonyms. You can see any of them in jars.

The difference between RMB and CNY is that RMB is the general name of the currency, while CNY (yuan) is the name of the base unit. In most countries they are called the same, for example, “Russian ruble” is both the name of the currency and the name of the base unit at the same time. But it rarely happens that they do not coincide. For example, the currency is called “New Taiwan Dollar” and the base unit is “Taiwan Dollar”. The Chinese currency is the most famous example of this mismatch.

On price tags in restaurants and stores, you can see six different designations, all of which will show the price in Chinese currency.

By the way, since we are talking about Taiwan. Please note that RMB is not accepted in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong has its own local currency, the Hong Kong dollar, although officially Hong Kong has recently been a full-fledged part of the PRC. In Macau, the situation is similar - they use their own currency, “pataca”. Taiwan is generally a completely independent state with its own currency, the “Taiwanese dollar.”

Exchange rates

Officially, the Chinese yuan is freely traded on the stock exchange. In fact, the Chinese government controls its course, using it as a tool to control its economy. For tourists, this situation has its positive sides, since the exchange rate very rarely experiences large fluctuations.

Current Chinese Yuan rates:

What is the Chinese yuan divided into - derived units

The Chinese currency uses a 1-10-10 scheme, which is already unusual. The classic principle is 1-100, for example, 1 ruble = 100 kopecks or 1 dollar = 100 cents. There are also exceptions, for example, according to the 1-1000 scheme or Chinese currency according to the 1-10-10 scheme.

1 yuan is equal to 10 yao (also called jiao). The name of this Asian monetary unit can be translated into Russian as “angle”. This name is used in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

The national Chinese currency is a system of money issued by the central bank of China. These funds are used for payments within the country.

Renminbi or Yuan, which name is correct?

In various media, you can often see the word “renminbi” used instead of “Chinese yuan”. Many Western experts believe that these terms are not only closely interrelated, but also equivalent in relation to each other. In fact, there is a difference here, but it is very subtle. The word yuan is translated from Chinese as “round” and refers to the shape of the coin. It is the basic unit of the entire national monetary system of China, which is called the renminbi, which means “people’s money.”

Banknotes are issued in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 yuan. There is also a 2 yuan note, but it is very rare. 1 yuan comes in both paper and coin form. A smaller monetary unit is the jiao. 10 jiao equals 1 yuan. In monetary circulation you can find coins worth 1 and 5 jiao, and banknotes worth 1, 2 and 5 jiao. Each jiao in turn consists of 10 fen.

The Chinese themselves rarely use the words “yuan” or “renminbi” in conversations. They usually say "kuai", which means "piece". Instead of denoting “jiao”, “mao” is used. Moreover, the Chinese began to say “mao” in the meaning of “jiao” long before Mao Zedong came to power, although the spelling of the statesman’s name and the colloquial name of the coin are the same.

On the front side of each banknote is an image of Mao Zedong - “China's Joseph Stalin.” Flowers are traditionally included with the leader’s portrait.

• 50 - chrysanthemum;
• 20 - lotus;
• 10 - rose;
• 5 - daffodil;
• 1 - orchid.

On the reverse side of the banknote you can see landscapes of the People's Republic of China:

• 1,5,10 - Changyang gorge;
• 20 - Yellow River;
• 50 - Chinese Wall;
• 100 - Beijing ChinaCentury Altar building.

Each banknote is protected by a raised inscription, a hologram and a transparent window. A blue glow can be seen around the denomination.

Chinese Yuan in the International Banking System

On November 30, 2015, the national currency of China was included in the list of reserve currencies by the World Monetary Fund. Along with the yuan, this basket includes:

• U.S. dollar;
• Euro;
• GBP;
• Yen;
• Swiss frank.

The international designation of the Chinese yuan in the ISO 4217 standard is CNY. However, you can often find the RMB variant (from Renminbi - writing Renminbi in Pinyin). The digital code is 156. In China, the monetary unit also has its own image in the form of the Latin symbol Ұ. Moreover, this symbol is placed not after the amount, but before it.

The Chinese 1 Yuan coin, made of nickel and plated with steel, bears the inscription RMB three times in addition to the bank name and year of issue. The copper and steel-plated 5 yuan coins feature a reed design. The 1 jiao coin is smelted from aluminum.

Despite the fact that the change in the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan against the ruble today does not cause such interest as in relation to the leading currencies - the US dollar and the euro, this does not mean that the change in the value of this monetary unit should be ignored, because the Chinese market is one of the largest in the world. Therefore, any ups and downs of the yuan are a reflection of China's financial potential, which has recently reached significant heights.

As of the end of February 2016, the official exchange rate of the National Bank of China is as follows:

• 1 USD (US Dollar) = 6.5302 CNY
• 1 EUR (Euro) = 7.1912 CNY
• 1 RUB (Russian ruble) = 0.0857 CNY.

Thus, 1 Chinese yuan costs approximately 11.83 rubles. The share of Chinese money in the international banking system, according to some estimates, is about 1.5%. However, experts believe that in 10-15 years this currency will become as significant as the US dollar or euro.

Yuan- monetary unit of the People's Republic of China. The word is used exclusively outside of China; translated as “circle” (“round coin”).

In the Celestial Empire, the lexeme “Renminbi” appears, which should be literally understood as “people’s money”.

International designation - CNY.

The yuan symbol is a Latin letter Y with two slashes. The original name is Yen sign, code is U+00A5. There is a misconception that a letter with one stroke is used to denote the yuan, and a letter with two strokes for the yen.

All about the Chinese yuan currency: bills and coins

1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen.

Fenny is about the same as a penny. This word is translated as “hundredth part”, “one tenth”, “divide”, “split”, “separate”, “discriminate”, “minute”, “point”.

Banknotes:

• 1, 2 (very rare), 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 yuan;
• 1, 2 and 5 jiao.

Coins:

• 1 yuan;
• 1 and 5 jiao (also colloquially called "mao");
• 1, 2 and 5 fen.

What do yuan look like?

Now in China, banknotes of the fifth series, printed after 1999, are considered the main ones.

On the front side (obverse) there is a portrait of Mao Zedong and flowers, on the other side there is a landscape.

• 1 yuan - 130×63 mm; olive green banknote; orchid and Xihu Lake printed;
• 5 yuan - 135x63 mm; purple bill; daffodil and Mount Taishan;
• 10 yuan - 140×70 mm; blue banknote; rose and 3 rapids of the Yangtze River;
• 20 yuan - 145×70 mm; banknote in brown tones; a lotus is printed, on the reverse side there is a landscape of the urban district of Guilin in southern China;
• 50 yuan - 150×70 mm; green banknote; chrysanthemum and Potala Palace (former residence of the Dalai Lama in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China);
• 100 yuan - 155x77 mm; red banknote; on the front side is a Japanese plum, on the other side is the People's Congress Palace in Beijing.

1 yuan in the photo: banknote and coins.

Below are photos of yuan in other denominations.

The coins of the new series indicate the denomination and year of minting (in Arabic numerals), and the name of the bank. Coins are minted from different materials: the smallest coins of 1, 2 and 5 fen are made of aluminum. 1 yuan - made of nickel-plated steel. 1 jiao - steel with nickel plating or aluminum alloy, 5 jiao - brass or nickel with brass plating (depending on the year of minting).

How to distinguish real yuan from fake

You should run your finger through Mao Zedong's hair: on large denomination banknotes it is embossed.

Watermarks on real yuan are clear and have strictly defined boundaries.

It is worth looking at the denomination of the banknote at an angle, tilting the bill: a blue halo should be visible around the ornament.

You can use a keychain detector and shine it on the money: real ones contain special threads that glow in ultraviolet light.

A little history

It is believed that money appeared in China (coins - from the 7th century BC, and banknotes - from the 8th century AD, when paper was invented in the Middle Kingdom).

Chinese liang and money from other countries were in use. The currency was silver bars, the weight of which was measured in lians. Liang is still used in China today as a unit of weight (50 grams).

Since 1935, yuan and liang made of silver have been banned in China, and private ownership of this metal has been abolished; They also stopped issuing local currencies.

• branch 514/313 (Minsk Airport str., sector 2);
• exchange offices 527/12 and 527/360 (Privokzalnaya Square, 5);
• exchange office 527/24 (Independence Avenue, 3-2);
• exchange office 500/5 (Independence Avenue, 11/1);
• exchange office 510/11 (28 Internatsionalnaya St.).

He offered yuan at the Central Bank of Ukraine near the railway station (Bobruiskaya St., 15) and at exchange office No. 5 (Partizansky Prospekt, 6A).

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The Chinese yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China (abbreviated as China or PRC). The word “yuan” translated into Russian means “circle” or “round coin”.

“Yuan” is the name of the PRC currency used exclusively abroad. The internal name of the currency is renminbi or, as is customary in Latin writing, Renminbi, which translated into Russian means “people's money”.

Briefly about the formation of the Chinese yuan

CNY

Modern banknotes began their history in China in 1948. It was then that the People's Bank of China was created, which received the exclusive right to issue banknotes in the country. In 1948, the People's Bank of China issued the first "people's money" and began reform to transition to a single currency. The exchange rate for old banknotes was 3 million for 1 new yuan. The reform to remove old banknotes from circulation was not carried out at once, but as all provinces of the country united. Finally, local banknotes were replaced by a single currency of the state by 1952, and in Tibet - by 1959.

So far, the single Chinese currency, the yuan, is not freely convertible, since with the active development of the Chinese economy, the banking sector is regulated by the state, and the yuan exchange rate remains pegged to the US dollar. Until 1974, the official exchange rate of the yuan was set by the People's Bank of China in relation to the British pound sterling and the Hong Kong dollar, and later – to the US dollar and a basket of world currencies. Since 1994, the yuan has been fixed at 8.27 yuan per dollar for a long time, and since the summer of 2011 the official rate has been 6.46 yuan per dollar. As of June 22, 2018, the Central Bank of China fixed the yuan to dollar exchange rate at 6.48 yuan per dollar.

Without moving to the free convertibility of the yuan, China is gradually increasing the importance of its national currency in the international economy. Thus, in 2010, a number of countries pegged their currencies to the yuan (South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand).

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund included the Chinese Yuan in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket, recognizing it as "an important milestone in the integration of the Chinese economy into the global financial system." The yuan became the third-largest currency in the IMF basket (10.92%), behind only the dollar (41.73%) and the euro (30.93%), but ahead of the Japanese yen (8.33%) and the pound sterling (8. 09%). Today the yuan is not one of the reserve currencies.

In Russia, interest in the Chinese currency has increased significantly in recent years, which is caused by an increase in trade turnover between the countries and the growth of tourist flows of the population of both countries. The exchange of cash yuan is not widespread in Russia. They work most actively with the yuan in Moscow and the regions of the Russian Far East, which is associated with Chinese imports and tourism. The yuan is rarely used as household deposits.

Chinese currency code and symbol

This is how the code and symbol of the Chinese currency are described in the All-Russian Currency Classifier (OCC), which was developed on the basis of the international standard ISO 4217 by the All-Russian Research Institute of Classification, Terminology and Information on Standardization and Quality of the State Standard of Russia and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation:

• Letter (Bank) code of the PRC currency – CNY.
• Digital currency code – 156 .
• The name of the currency of China is the yuan (Yuan)
• Chinese currency symbol - ￥

Current banknotes and coins of China

The official currency of the People's Republic of China is the yuan. One yuan is equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.

Currently, the following types of banknotes and coins are in cash circulation in the PRC:

• Banknotes of the fourth series, which were introduced from 1987 to 1997. The bills are dated 1980, 1990 and 1996. The fourth series is gradually being withdrawn from circulation, but is still approved for use. Among the fourth series there is a rare 2 yuan banknote.
• Banknotes of the fifth series of 1999-2005 were issued in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, and 1 yuan, as well as 5, 2 and 1 jiao.
• Commemorative banknote issued in 2000 – 100 yuan.
• 2015 100 yuan banknote (updated banknote from the fifth series)
• Coins - 1 yuan, 1 and 5 zhao, 5, 2 and 1 fen.
  Since the fourth series is gradually being withdrawn from circulation, I don’t see any point in providing photos of these banknotes, with the possible exception of the 2 Chinese yuan banknote. There is no such bill in the fifth series of banknotes. In addition, the 2 Chinese yuan bill is rare and looks like this:

  
  2 yuan note

  
  Description of the 2 Chinese Yuan banknote:
  • Banknote size 2,145 x 63 mm.
  • The main color is green.
  • The front side drawing is of two girls, on the left is a girl of the people, and on the right is a Uyghur girl
  • Year of manufacture - 1990.

  Banknotes of the People's Republic of China of the fifth series

  China's cash circulation mainly contains banknotes of this series of yuan.

  The features of the fifth series yuan banknotes are as follows:

  • On the front side of paper banknotes of all denominations of the fifth series of 1999-2005 and 2015 there is a portrait of Mao Zedong, a Chinese statesman and politician, the main theoretician of Maoism, the 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, flowers and the national emblem of China (on the left). The exception is the anniversary banknote issued in 2000.

    Without changing the basic elements of the appearance of 100 yuan, the People's Bank of China in 2015 released an updated banknote, on the front of which the number 100 is painted in gold. This banknote is rarely found in circulation.

  • Each denomination of the banknote has its own type of color that is not repeated on other banknotes.
  • The reverse side of the banknotes depicts landscapes of the People's Republic of China. On the left is the national emblem of China.

  Photos of the current banknotes (Chinese yuan) of the People's Bank of China, fifth series, 1999-2005, 2015, look like this:
  
  
  
  Brief description of the fifth series of Chinese Yuan notes from 1999-2005 and later 100 yuan notes:
  

  
  

  Yuan	Years of manufacture	Banknote size	Banknote color and flower type	Description of Obverse.	Description of Reverse
  1 yuan		130 by 63 mm.	yellow-green color with an orchid design and watermark	On the right is Mao Zedong - Chinese statesman and politician, the main theorist of Maoism, 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1943 - 1976). On the left is the national emblem of China.	River landscape in the Changyang Gorge (according to some sources - Lake Xihu.
  5 yuan	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan 1999-2005	135 by 63 mm	purple with daffodil pattern and watermark	On the right is a portrait of Mao Zedong, a statesman and political figure, the main theoretician of Maoism. On the left is the national emblem of China.	Landscape of Mount Taishan.
  10 yuan	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan 1999-2005	140 by 70 mm	blue with rose design and watermark		Landscape of the Three Gorges Valley.
  20 yuan	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan 1999-2005	145 by 70 mm	brown with lotus pattern and watermark	On the right is a portrait of Mao Zedong. On the left is the national emblem of China.	Landscape of Guilin
  50 yuan	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan 1999-2005	150 by 70 mm	green with a chrysanthemum pattern and watermark	On the right is a portrait of Mao Zedong. On the left is the national emblem of China.	Potala Palace in Lhasa city in Tibet - royal palace and Buddhist temple complex
  100 yuan	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan 1999-2005	155 by 77 mm		On the right is a portrait of Mao Zedong. On the left is the national emblem of China.
  100 yuan (anniversary)	2000	166 x 80 mm	gold, red, russet and orange	A flying dragon is depicted in the center. The bill is made on a polymer base and is China's first polymer banknote. The banknote is protected by a watermark in the form of the number 2000, as well as a transparent window with a temple. There is no security thread. Its role is played by a silver hologram on the front side, on which you can see the number 2000, depicted in Chinese and Roman numerals	image of a modern building and national emblem
  100 yuan (applies to the fifth series with a higher degree of protection)	Banknote from the fifth series of the Chinese Yuan, sample 2015. Release date: November 12, 2015	155 by 77 mm	red with a plum blossom design and watermark	On the right is a portrait of Mao Zedong. On the left is the national emblem of China.	Great Hall of the People in Beijing
  100 yuan	2015 - Space Science and Technology - China - AU	156 by 77 mm	Blue, purple and green	Images of two satellites: Shenzhou-9 (manned spacecraft) at the moment of rendezvous and docking with Tiangong-1 (space station)	Images of a flying bird, airplanes and space objects.

  A photo of the current Chinese commemorative banknote (100 yuan) of the People's Bank of China issued in 2000 looks like this:

  
  100 yuan

  
  A photo of the current circulation banknote (100 yuan) dedicated to space science and technology - China - AU of the People's Bank of China from 2015 looks like this:

  
  100 yuan

  And the coins of the latest series of issue contain:

  • on the front side - the name of the bank and year of issue,
  • on the reverse side - on 1 yuan - the inscription RMB (three times; the coin is made of nickel coated with steel), on the 5 jiao - an image of a reed (made of copper coated with steel). The 1 jiao coin is smooth and made of aluminum alloy. Other denominations have not been issued since the end of the last century.

  
  Coins

  Russian banks are expanding opportunities for private clients by launching transactions for the purchase and sale of Chinese cash bills.
  So, for example, from June 20, 2018, PTB Bank launched operations for the purchase and sale of cash Chinese banknotes - yuan. Operations are carried out at the head office of the Bank, located at Ufa, Lenin St., 70.