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'American yuan') in Chinese, and the euro is called Ouyuan (simplified Chinese: 欧元; traditional Chinese: 歐元; pinyin: Ōuyuán; lit. 'European yuan'). When used in English in the context of the modern foreign exchange market, the Chinese yuan (CNY) refers to the renminbi (RMB), which is the official currency used in mainland China.
The yuan (元) is the basic unit of the renminbi. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao (角), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 fen (分). The word yuan is widely used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts. [b]
In Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Taiwan, these characters are also used as the local language counterpart in parallel with the dollar sign ($) (or HK$, MOP$, S$ or NT$ when necessary to indicate which currency is meant). The name of the North Korean and South Korean won comes from the equivalent hanja (圓, 圜) (원, won).
The won is the currency of both North and South Korea. "Won" is a cognate of the Chinese currency unit, the yuan (圓 / 圆 / 元), and the Japanese currency unit, the yen (円; ¥), meaning "round object". The won is subdivided into 100 jeon (Korean: 전; Hanja: 錢; RR: jeon; MR: chŏn). Yang is a former Korean currency.
Renminbi currency value is a debate affecting the Chinese currency unit, the renminbi (Chinese: 人民币 Code:CNY). The renminbi is classified as a fixed exchange rate currency "with reference to a basket of currencies ", [ 1 ] which has drawn attention from nations which have freely floated currencies and has become a source of trade friction ...
One fen is equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of a yuan or 1 ⁄ 10 of a Chinese jiao. Renminbi were issued in coin denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen [1] and also banknote denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen. [2] The character 分 is also used to translate "cent" in other currencies. A euro cent is called 欧分; 歐分; Ōufēn in Chinese.
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On June 23, 2009, the Bank of Korea released the 50,000 won note. The obverse bears a portrait of Shin Saimdang, a prominent 16th-century artist, calligrapher, and mother of Korean scholar Yulgok, also known as Yi I, who is on the 5,000 won note. This note is the first Korean banknote to feature the portrait of a woman. [23]