Coins from the People's Republic of China

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.
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Second Rénmínbì (1955-date)

100 Fen = 10 Jiao = 1 Yuan renminbi

10 Yuan (BeiDou satellite navigation system)
2013

Non-circulating coin
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2142, N# 301324
10 Yuan (Huang Shan)
2013

Non-circulating coin: World Heritage Bullion – Huang Shan
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2144, N# 301768
10 Yuan (Huang Shan)
2013

Non-circulating coin: World Heritage Bullion – Huang Shan
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2145, N# 301766
10 Yuan (Huang Shan)
2013

Non-circulating coin: World Heritage Bullion – Huang Shan
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2146, N# 301767
10 Yuan (Huang Shan)
2013

Non-circulating coin: World Heritage Bullion – Huang Shan
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2147, N# 301765
10 Yuan (50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with France)
2014

Non-circulating coin: 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with France
Silver (.999) • 31.11 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2086, N# 164286
10 Yuan (Moon Landing)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Moon Landing
Silver (.999) • 31.11 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2087, N# 164303
10 Yuan (60th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps)
2014

Non-circulating coin: 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 307090
10 Yuan (Beijing International Coin Exposition)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Beijing International Coin Exposition
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 305081
10 Yuan (Bronze Ware)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Bronze Ware
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 311835
10 Yuan (Year of the Horse)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g
N# 302608
10 Yuan (Year of the Horse)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Horse
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 302606
10 Yuan (Year of the Horse)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Horse
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 302607
10 Yuan (Year of the Horse)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Horse
Silver (.999) • 31.107 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 170105
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Panda)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 51967
10 Yuan (Agricultural Development Bank of China)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion – Agricultural Development Bank of China
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 308504
10 Yuan (China Construction Bank)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion – China Construction Bank
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 308507
10 Yuan (International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao)
2014

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion – International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 305082
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Space)
2015

Circulating commemorative coin: Space
Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring • 9.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 2096, N# 81009
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Panda)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Silver (.999) • 31.1 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2216, N# 71394
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Year of the Goat)
2015

Circulating commemorative coin: Chinese Zodiac – Year of the Goat
Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring • 9.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 2218, N# 70564
10 Yuan (150th anniversary of Jiangnan Shipyard)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 150th anniversary of Jiangnan Shipyard
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316348
10 Yuan (150th anniversary of Jiangnan Shipyard)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 150th anniversary of Jiangnan Shipyard
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316350
Available for swap 10 Yuan (300th Anniversary of the Birth of Cao Xeuqin)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Cao Xeuqin
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316338
10 Yuan (50th Anniversary of the Founding of Tibet Autonomous Region)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Tibet Autonomous Region
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316376
10 Yuan (60th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316379
10 Yuan (70th Anniversary of the Victory in WWII)
2015

Non-circulating coin: 70th Anniversary of the Victory in Chinese Anti-Japanese and Defeat of Fascism War
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 314125
10 Yuan (Beijing International Coin Exposition)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Beijing International Coin Exposition
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 108679
10 Yuan (Year of China in South Africa)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Year of China in South Afrcia
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 314152
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g
N# 316306
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316307
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316309
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316310
10 Yuan (Year of the Goat)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Goat
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 311903
10 Yuan (Year of the Goat)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Goat
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 311904
10 Yuan (Year of the Goat)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Goat
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g
N# 311905
10 Yuan (Year of the Goat)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Goat
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g
N# 311906
10 Yuan (Xu Beihong)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Master Painters – Painting Master Xu Beihong
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316449
10 Yuan (Bank of Shanghai)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion – Bank of Shanghai
Silver (.999) • 31.104 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 316354
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Panda)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Gold (.999) • 1 g • ⌀ 10 mm
KM# 2256, N# 79165
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Panda)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Panda Bullion
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2269, N# 80896
10 Yuan (Year of the Monkey)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Chinese Zodiac Bullion – Year of the Monkey
Silver (.999) • 31.107 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2275, N# 170145
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2297, N# 267166
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2299, N# 267154
10 Yuan (Auspicious Culture)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Auspicious Culture
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 2300, N# 267148
Available for swap 10 Yuan (Year of the Monkey)
2016

Circulating commemorative coin: Chinese Zodiac – Year of the Monkey
Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in brass ring • 9.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# A2255, N# 83102
10 Yuan (150th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen)
2016

Non-circulating coin: 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 317125
10 Yuan (80th Anniversary of Victory of the Long March)
2016

Non-circulating coin: 80th Anniversary of Victory of the Long March
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 170097
10 Yuan (90th Anniversary of Ningbo Money Industry Assembly Hall)
2016

Non-circulating coin: 90th Anniversary of Ningbo Money Industry Assembly Hall
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 317122
10 Yuan (Beijing International Coin Exposition)
2016

Non-circulating coin: Beijing International Coin Exposition
Silver (.999) • 30 g • ⌀ 40 mm
N# 107325

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