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Older issues (1965-1990):
China, 1/10 yuan 1980, P881 China, 1/10 yuan 1980, P881 China, 1/5 yuan 1980, P882 China, 1/5 yuan 1980, P882
China, 1/2 yuan 1980, P883 China, 1/2 yuan 1980, P883 China, 1 yuan 1980, P884 China, 1 yuan 1980, P884
China, 2 yuan 1980, P885 China, 2 yuan 1980, P885 China, 5 yuan 1980, P886 China, 5 yuan 1980, P886
China, 10 yuan 1965, P879 China, 10 yuan 1965, P879 China, 10 yuan 1980, P887 China, 10 yuan 1980, P887
China, 50 yuan 1990, P888 China, 50 yuan 1990, P888 China, 100 yuan 1990, P889 China, 100 yuan 1990, P889
Issue of 1999:
China, 1 yuan 1999, P895 China, 1 yuan 1999, P895 China, 5 yuan 1999, P897 China, 5 yuan 1999, P897
China, 10 yuan 1999, P898 China, 10 yuan 1999, P898 China, 20 yuan 1999, P899 China, 20 yuan 1999, P899
China, 50 yuan 1999, P900 China, 50 yuan 1999, P900 China, 100 yuan 1999, P901 China, 100 yuan 1999, P901
Commemorative issues of 1999-2000:
China, 50 yuan 1999, commemorative, 50 years of Revolution, P891 China, 50 yuan 1999, commemorative, 50 years of Revolution, P891 China, 100 yuan 2000, polymer, commemorating millenium, P902 China, 100 yuan 2000, polymer, commemorating millenium, P902
Issue of 2005:
China, 5 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 5 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 10 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 10 yuan 2005, Pnew
China, 20 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 20 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 50 yuan 2005, Pnew China, 50 yuan 2005, Pnew

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the silver lyan the major currency unit in China. It was divided into 10 mao and 100 fen. There were over 170 types of lyan, with different content of silver. Meanwhile, rural areas used ancient copper coins - tjan and kesh. Many foreign currencies were also in use. Silver yuan coins were minted since 1835, but lyan existed until 1933. Several monetary reforms took place in 1940ies and 1950ies when inflation was bad. In 1969 the currency unit got the name "zhenminbi" (people's money). Since 1980 currency certificates in yuan were issued for foreign visitors, and their rate was much higher than ordinary zhenminbi. In 1996 the certificates were abolished. 1 yuan equals 10 jiao and 100 fen.

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