Exonumia 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.
Wikidata: Q148

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10 Shi Jin - Shanxi Province Food Stamp
1981

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90 × 35 mm
N# 239107
10 Shi Jin - Coarse Grains Stamp (Zhengzhou City, Henan)
1982

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90 × 40 mm
N# 364193
10 Shi Jin - Coarse Grains Stamp (Hebi City, Henan)
1983

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N# 303763
10 Shi Jin - Flour Stamp (Chengdu City, Sichuan)
1983

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80 × 38 mm
N# 225266
10 Shi Jin - Shandong Province Food Stamp
1984

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N# 398190
10 Shi Jin - Grains Food Stamp (Luyi County, Anhui)
1984

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90 × 40 mm
N# 238949
10 Shi Jin - Flour Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
1985

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N# 399067
10 Shi Jin - Rice Food Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
ND (1985)

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91 × 37 mm
N# 392249
10 Shi Jin - Food Stamp (Yizheng County, Jiangsu)
1986

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84 × 43 mm
N# 228421
20 Shi Jin - Coarse Grains Food Stamp (Xichang City, Sichuan)
1981

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86 × 40 mm
N# 321568
Available for swap 20 Shi Jin - Liaoning Province Food Stamp
1981

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88 × 33 mm
N# 238736
20 Shi Jin - Coarse Grains Stamp (Zhengzhou City, Henan)
1982

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90 × 40 mm
N# 364194
20 Shi Jin - Fine Grains Stamp (Hebi City, Henan)
1983

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N# 257578
Available for swap 20 Shi Jin - Fine Grains Stamp (Kaifeng City, Henan)
1983-1993

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94 × 42 mm
N# 225176
20 Shi Jin - Food Stamp (Yizheng County, Jiangsu)
1984

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N# 397106
50 Shi Jin - Food Stamp (Jiangyou, Sichuan)
1980

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N# 397720
50 Shi Jin - Food Stamp (Ma'anshan City, Anhui)
1983

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N# 398194
50 Jin - Forage Stamp (Hanyang County, Hubei)
1985

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88 × 40 mm
N# 227864
Available for swap 50 Shi Jin - Fine Grains Stamp (Hebi City, Henan)
ND (1985)

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96 × 44 mm
N# 229779
1 Shi Jin - Fuel Stamps (Xinyang, Henan)
ND

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70 × 58 mm
N# 381225
1 Shi Liang - Food Stamp (Guohu Farm, Hubei)
ND

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80 × 46 mm
N# 398988
2 500 Grams - Food Stamp (Yaan City, Sichuan)
ND

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82.5 × 42.5 mm
N# 320897
200 Jin - Forage Stamps
ND

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78 × 57 mm
N# 380852
50 kilograms - Coal Stamps (Yongxiu County Coal Company, Jiangxi)
ND

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85 × 50 mm
N# 381188
½ Shi Jin - Shandong Province Food Stamp
1971

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N# 389075
½ Liang - Cooking Oil Stamp (Hebi City, Henan)
1974

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73 × 43 mm
N# 227191
3 Liang - Cooking Oil Stamp (Hebi City, Henan)
1974

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73 × 43 mm
N# 393571
1 Shi Jin - Hubei Province Food Stamp
1976

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70 × 31 mm
N# 337403
1 Shi Liang - Hubei Province Food Stamp
1976

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65 × 28 mm
N# 398995
5 Shi Jin - Hubei Province Food Stamp
1976

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78.5 × 34 mm
N# 337417
1 Portion Dried Tofu - Food Stamp (Fengxin County, Jiangxi)
ND (1977)

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80 × 45 mm
N# 363755
½ Jin - Non-Staple Food Stamp (Gansu Provincial Revolutionary Comittee)
1977

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80 × 46 mm
N# 381268
½ Shi Jin - Cooking Oil Stamp (Zhengzhou City, Henan)
1982

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75 × 39 mm
N# 398996
10 Shi Jin - Grain Stamp (Fanshui Town, Baoying County, Yangzhou, Jiangsu)
1982

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80 × 33 mm
N# 399000
2 Shi Jin - Grain Food Stamps (Libao District, Nantong City, Jiangsu)
ND (1982)

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74 × 44 mm
N# 381572
5 Shi Jin - Grain Food Stamps (Libao District, Nantong City, Jiangsu)
ND (1982)

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73 × 41 mm
N# 381574
1 Shi Jin - Cooking Oil Stamp (Xinxiang City, Henan)
1983

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83 × 34 mm
N# 399142
3 Shi Liang - Cooking Oil Stamp (Kaifeng City, Henan)
1983

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82 × 32 mm
N# 399140
1 Chi - Zhejiang Province Cloth Stamp
1984

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65 × 25 mm
N# 364196
10 Shi Jin - Food Stamps (Pingxiang City, Jiangxi)
1984

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N# 396153
100 Jin - Forage Stamps
1984

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77 × 53 mm
N# 380848
5 Chi - Zhejiang Province Cloth Stamp
1984

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65 × 25 mm
N# 364198
flexible Food Stamps (Shiyan City, Hubei)
1984

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152 × 72 mm
N# 239194
1 Kilogram - Cooking Oil Stamp (Luyi County, Anhui)
1986

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84 × 35 mm
N# 399143
100 Grams - Coarse Grains Stamp (Huojia County, Henan)
1986

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90 × 40 mm
N# 227823
100 Grams - Jiangsu Province Food Stamp
1986

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71 × 29 mm
N# 239146
Available for swap 100 Grams - Liaoning province Food Stamp
1986

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77 × 31 mm
N# 225113
2 500 Grams - Food Stamp (Huojia County, Henan)
1986

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90 × 40 mm
N# 227824
2 500 Grams - Food Stamp (Huojia County, Henan)
1986

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90 × 40 mm
N# 227826
2.5 Kilograms - Grains Food Stamp (Luyi County, Anhui)
1986

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90 × 40 mm
N# 399146

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