Renminbi
| Renminbi | |
|---|---|
| 人民币 (in Chinese) | |
| ISO 4217 Code | CNY |
| Official user(s) |  People's Republic of China
|
| Unofficial user(s) |  North Korea (until Nov 2009)[1] Myanmar (in Kokang and Wa) Hong Kong Macau
|
| Inflation | 1.7%, October 2012 |
| Source | BBC News |
| Method | CPI |
| Pegged with | Partially, to a basket of trade-weighted international currencies |
| Subunit | |
| 1 | yuán (元,圆) |
| 1/10 | jiǎo (角) |
| 1/100 | fēn (分) |
| Symbol | ¥ |
| Nickname | none |
| yuán (元,圆) | kuài (块) |
| jiǎo (角) | máo (毛) |
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency does not have a morphological plural distinction. |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | ¥0.1, ¥0.5, ¥1 |
| Rarely used | ¥0.01, ¥0.02, ¥0.05 |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 |
| Rarely used | ¥0.1, ¥0.2, ¥0.5, ¥2 |
| Central bank | People's Bank of China |
| Website | www.pbc.gov.cn |
The renminbi is the currency of the People's Republic of China. It is the main currency used in mainland China. It is also sometimes accepted in Hong Kong and Macau, and can be easily exchanged in those territories. The currency is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of China.[2] Its name means "people's currency".
The main unit of renminbi is the yuán. One yuan is divided into 10 jiǎo. One jiǎo is subdivided into 10 fēn. Renminbi banknotes are available in denominations from 1 jiao to 100 yuan (¥0.1–100). Coins have denominations from 1 fen to 1 yuan (¥0.01–1). Some denominations exist in both coin and banknote form. Coins under ¥0.1 are rarely used.
Currently, only ¥20,000 can be taken in or out of China without declaring it, or telling customs that you have it.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "RMB increases its influence in neighbouring areas". People's Daily. 2004-02-17. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ↑ Article 2, "The People's Bank of China Law of the People's Republic of China". 2003-12-27. Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
More reading
[change | change source]- Ansgar Belke, Christian Dreger und Georg Erber: Reduction of Global Trade Imbalances: Does China Have to Revalue Its Currency? In: Weekly Report. 6/2010, Nr. 30, 2010, ISSN 1860-3343, S. 222–229 (PDF-File; DIW Online).
- Heiko Otto (ed.). "Yuan Renminbi - Historical and current banknotes of China (CNY / RMB) 1953-2019" (in English, German, and French). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- Heiko Otto (ed.). "Yuan FEC - Foreign Exchange Certificates (FEC) of the People's Republic of China 1980-1994" (in English, German, and French).
