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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).
Sycees were first used as a medium for exchange as early as the Qin dynasty (3rd century BC). During the Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD), the Wu Zhu bronze coins became the main currency in circulation, while hoof-shaped gold ingot known as "Horse Hoof Gold" (Chinese: 馬蹄金) served as an adjunct currency for high-value transactions.
The legal exchange rate was 0.22217 grams of gold per gold yuan but it could not be honored. [1] The sharply depreciating Fabi currency was at the rate of one golden yuan of the yen to 3 million fabi yuan, and this rate was used for the compulsory collection of public gold, silver, and foreign currency. [1]
Banknotes of the yuan suffered from hyperinflation following the Second World War and were replaced in August 1948 by notes denominated in gold yuan, worth 3 million old yuan. There was no link between the gold yuan and gold metal or coins and this yuan also suffered from hyperinflation. In 1948, the Central Bank of China issued notes (some ...
The New York spot price of gold closed Tuesday at just over $2,657 per Troy ounce — the standard for measuring precious metals, which is equivalent to 31 grams — the highest recorded to date ...
A mutiny is taking place in the global currency market, with a growing number of countries ditching the U.S. dollar in favor of China’s yuan — at least, that’s the rumor going around.
The yuan has become an important component of Russia's reserves as its economy increasingly becomes oriented towards China and other non-Western partners. By 2024, Russia's FX reserves were estimated to be around $570 billion to $600 billion, with a substantial portion in gold, yuan, and other non-traditional reserve assets.
[14]: 8 The Gold Yuan Certificate replaced the fabi at the rate of 1 gold yuan = 3 million yuan fabi = US$0.25. The gold yuan was nominally set at 222.17 milligrams (1 ⁄ 140 ozt) of gold. Despite the implication of "gold" yuan, the currency was not backed by gold. [14]: 173 The gold yuan failed with greater speed than the fabi had. [14]: 8 ...