The People’s Republic of China (“China”) is located in Asia and is the largest country by population and by size, excluding Russia and Canada. As a country, China dates back to 2070 BC, however its current form as the People’s Republic of China was only established in 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. Succeeding the nationalist government, the communist government has ruled mainland China since. The currency of China is the Yuan, which began as a form of continuation of the nationalists’ currency. It was, however, rapidly “revaluated” soon after the establishment of the new republic, with zeroes being “cut off” from the currency. Each yuan is divided into 100 fen, or 10 jiao, with early coinage from the PRC consisting principally of aluminium 1, 2, and 5 fen pieces. These coins continue to be issued for limited usage today. Following the economic reforms of the 1970s, higher denomination coins such as 1, 2, and 5 jiao (10, 20, 50 fen), and 1 yuan coins were issued for limited circulation. The first jiao- and yuan-denominated coins to be circulated on a large-scale basis were issued in the 1990s. Today, China continues to issue the fen coins, although they are not commonly used for circulation and are extremely rare to find as it is primarily banks who use them for balancing purposes. The 1 and 5 jiao, as well as the 1 yuan coin are commonly used, however the large-size 1 jiao is generally no longer accepted. Wikidata: Q148
10 Yuan (Columbus)
1991 Non-circulating coin: World Personality – 540th Anniversary of the Death of Christopher Columbus
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 372,
Y# 348,
N# 53027
10 Yuan (Mark Twain)
1991 Non-circulating coin: World Personality – Mark Twain
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 373,
Y# 350,
N# 143220
10 Yuan (Panda)
1991 Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 386,
Y# 308,
N# 30111
10 Yuan (Panda)
1992 Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Gold (.999) • 3.1103 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
KM# 392,
Y# 342,
N# 53026
10 Yuan (Panda; Bimetallic)
1992 Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Bimetallic: gold (.999) centre in silver (.999) ring • 4.22 g
KM# 396,
Y# 391,
KM# 468,
N# 22887
10 Yuan (Panda)
1992 Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 397,
Y# 346,
N# 19638
10 Yuan (Year of the Monkey)
1992 Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Monkey
Silver (.900) • 15 g
KM# 427,
Y# 288,
N# 32135
10 Yuan (Year of the Monkey)
1992 Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Monkey
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 428,
Y# 294,
N# 59345
10 Yuan (Year of the Rooster)
1993 Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Rooster
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g
KM# 510,
Y# 567,
N# 159526
10 Yuan (Year of the Rooster)
1993 Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Rooster
Silver (.999) • 20.75 g
KM# 511,
Y# 480,
N# 159527
The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is The_One.