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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5 Kilo - Food Stamp (Wuhan City, Hubei)
1989

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81 × 32 mm
N# 228564
5 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Shashi City, Hubei)
1989

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72 × 36 mm
N# 225521
Chengdu City Egg Supply Certificate
ND (1989)

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80 × 24 mm
N# 381310
Cooking Oil Stamp (Fengdu County, Chongqing)
1989

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N# 397364
1 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Wuhan City, Hubei)
1989

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71 × 30 mm
N# 228165
1 Shi Jin - Grain Coupon (Zhangqiu County, Shandong)
1990

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80 × 33 mm
N# 399267
½ Kilogram - Flour Stamp (Suburbs of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu)
1990

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65 × 37 mm
N# 356270
10 Kilo - Shanghai Municipality Food Stamp (Qingpu District)
1990

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90 × 42 mm
N# 232689
100 Grams - Cooking Oil Stamp (Chun'An, Zhejiang)
1990

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64 × 26 mm
N# 381311
Available for swap 100 Grams - Ripe Grains Stamp (Jinzhou City, Liaoning)
1990

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85 × 32 mm
N# 227060
2 500 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1990

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N# 396975
Available for swap 2 Kilogram - Fine Grains Food Stamp (Xinxiang City, Henan)
1990

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87 × 36 mm
N# 225173
2 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Wuhan City, Hubei)
1990

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85 × 32 mm
N# 227059
2.5 Kilo - Shanghai Municipality Food Stamp (Qingpu District)
1990

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80 × 39 mm
N# 232582
250 Grams - Coarse Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1990

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N# 397100
Available for swap 250 Grams - Ripe Grains Stamp (Jinzhou City, Liaoning)
1990

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84 × 32 mm
N# 227061
5 Kilo - Shanghai Municipality Food Stamp (Qingpu District)
1990

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85 × 40 mm
N# 232687
Available for swap 5 Kilogram - Fine Grains Stamp (Xinxiang City, Henan)
1990

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90 × 37 mm
N# 225175
5 Kilograms - Flour Stamps (Taixing County, Jiangsu)
ND (1990)

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70 × 31 mm
N# 381575
500 Grams - Coarse Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1990

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N# 397097
500 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1990

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N# 397098
5000 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1990

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N# 397096
Available for swap 1 Kilogram - Fine Grains Food Stamp (Xinxiang City, Henan)
1990

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80 × 32 mm
N# 225171
1 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Qingpu District, Shanghai)
1990

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77 × 39 mm
N# 232571
Available for swap 0.05 Kilogram - Flour Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
1991

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60 × 26 mm
N# 237675
Available for swap 0.1 Kilogram - Flour Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
1991

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69 × 28 mm
N# 237676
Available for swap 0.25 Kilogram - Flour Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
1991

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75 × 30 mm
N# 228461
0.5 kg - Shuangliu County Oil Stamp (Chengdu, Sichuan)
1991

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71 × 32 mm
N# 363957
Available for swap 0.5 Kilogram - Flour Stamp (Harbin City, Heilongjiang)
1991

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80 × 34 mm
N# 237678
1 Kilogram - Cooking Oil Food Stamp (Shangqiu, Henan)
1991

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N# 329714
1 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Xinzhou County, Shanxi)
1991

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64 × 33 mm
N# 227799
10 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Yizheng City, Jiangsu)
1991

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87 × 40 mm
N# 239368
10 Litres - Petrol Stamp (Chengdu Military Region)
1991

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89 × 52 mm
N# 208219
100 Grams - Food Stamp (Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
1991

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80 × 31 mm
N# 228718
2 500 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1991

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N# 396967
2 Kilogram - Food Stamp (Yizheng City, Jiangsu)
1991

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87 × 40 mm
N# 239366
2.5 Yuan - Meat Stamps (Xinghua City, Jiangsu)
ND (1991)

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69 × 36 mm
N# 381659
20 Kilograms - Nitrogen Fertilizer Stamps (Gao'an County, Jiangxi)
1991

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63 × 52 mm
N# 381660
25 Kilogram - Fine Grains Stamp (Zhengzhou City, Henan)
1991

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96 × 44 mm
N# 225089
250 Grams - Cooking Oil Stamp (Dancheng County, Henan)
1991

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90 × 40 mm
N# 399283
250 Grams - Cooking Oil Stamp (Shangqui City, Henan)
1991

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86 × 37 mm
N# 228731
250 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1991

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N# 396974
250 Grams - Food Stamp (Xinzhou County, Shanxi)
1991

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64 × 33 mm
N# 227800
5 Kilogram - Fine Grains Stamp (Zhengzhou City, Henan)
1991

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90 × 38 mm
N# 225087
5 Kilograms - Food Stamp (Dancheng County, Henan)
1991

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89 × 41 mm
N# 399277
5 Kilograms - Food Stamp (Yizheng City, Jiangsu)
1991

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90 × 40 mm
N# 399273
50 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1991

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N# 396972
50 Grams - Noodle Stamp (Hanting District, Shandong)
1991

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79 × 34 mm
N# 399280
500 Grams - Fine Grains Stamp (Zibo, Shandong)
1991

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N# 396973

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