CURRENCIE · CNY
Renminbi (Chinese yuan)
The currency of the People's Republic of China.
¥
ISOCNY
Symbol¥
Statuscurrent
Start1948
Minor unitjiao
History
Issued by the People's Bank of China since 1 December 1948, inheriting the yuan unit from late-Qing silver coinage introduced in 1889.
Sources
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