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2. Yuan Shikai coinage - Wikipedia

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   Silver prices rose over the course of the First World War, and international exports declined. This led to a shortage of foreign silver coins (chiefly the Mexican peso), and the Yuan Shikai dollar quickly replaced it as the primary trade coin within China. Traditional forms of currency such as tael and copper cash coinage declined due to the ...

3. List of Chinese cash coins by inscription - Wikipedia

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   One of these large Yonglong Tongbao coins was worth 10 small coins and 100 lead coins. A string of 500 of these poorly made Min iron coins were popularly called a kao ("a manacle"). 942: Wang Yanxi: Tiande Tongbao: 天德通寶: tiān dé tōng bǎo: These cash coins are made of iron. 944: Wang Yanzheng

4. Chinese customs gold unit - Wikipedia

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   The customs gold unit (CGU) was a currency issued by the Central Bank of China between 1930 and 1948. In Chinese, the name of the currency was 關金圓 (guānjīnyuán; lit. ' customs gold yuan ') but the English name given on the back of the notes was "customs gold unit". It was divided into 100 cents (關金分).

5. History of Chinese currency - Wikipedia

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   The People's Republic of China began issuing aluminum coins in December 1957, in denominations of 1, 2 and 5 fen. From 1961, China outsourced the printing of 3, 5 and 10 yuan notes to the Soviet Union. The fifth and latest editions of the currency of the People's Republic of China have been produced since 1 October 1999.

6. Cash (Chinese coin) - Wikipedia

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   The cash or qian was a type of coin of China and the Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BCE until the 20th century CE, characterised by their round outer shape and a square center hole (Chinese: 方穿; pinyin: fāng chuān; Jyutping: fong1 cyun1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-chhoan).

7. Chinese Panda coins - Wikipedia

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   Chinese Panda coins are bullion coins issued by the People's Bank of China. Issued first in 1982 [1], Chinese panda coins have become the gold standard of the precious metal coins produced by the People's Republic of China. Produced in various sizes to satisfy demands from investors and collectors, the series continues to this day where the ...

8. Chinese cash (currency unit) - Wikipedia

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   A Guāng Xù Yuán Bǎo (光緒元寶) coin of 10 cash A banknote of 1 chuàn (串, a string of cash coins) or 1000 cash. The wen was one of the chief units of currency in China and was used to denominate both coins and paper money. Other denominations were used, including various weights, based on the tael system, for sycee silver and gold ...

9. Chinese Gold Panda - Wikipedia

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   The Official Mint of the People's Republic of China introduced the panda gold bullion coins in 1982. [1] The panda design changes every year (with a single exception) and the Gold Panda coins come in different sizes and denominations, ranging from 1 ⁄ 20 to 1 troy ounce (1.6 to 31.1 grams) (and larger ones as well). [2] [3] [4] [5]