1 Yuan

Features

Country	People's Republic of China
Period	People's Republic (1949-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1999-2018
Value	1 Yuan 1 CNY = 0.14 USD
Currency	Yuan renminbi (1955-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	6.1 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	1.85 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 1212, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 1105, Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) Y# 1069 Modern World Coins & Current Coins of the World by Richard S. Yeoman (Whitman Publishing)

Obverse

Chrysanthemum blossom, bank name 'ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG'

Lettering: ZHONGGUO RENMIN YINHANG

Translation: People's Bank of China (PINYIN)

Reverse

Bank name '中国人民银行', denomination '1 元' 'YI YUAN', and year of issue.

Lettering:
中国人民银行
1 元
YI YUAN

Translation:
People's Bank of China (CHINESE)
1 YUAN (CHINESE)
ONE YUAN (PINYIN)

Edge

Plain with incuse RMB initials repeated three times (which means "Renminbi")

Lettering: RMB RMB RMB

Comments

why km 1069? in krause says km 1212

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Year	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1999		0.21	0.32			14%
2000		0.27			0.83	7%
2001	0.26	0.27	0.70	0.70	1.17	19%
2002	0.23	0.23	0.43			12%
2003	0.22	0.30	0.38			12%
2004	0.19	0.19	0.28		0.95	19%
2005	0.32	0.32	0.51		0.82	18%
2006	0.16	0.23	0.35		1.45	19%
2007	0.27	0.27	0.27			16%
2008	0.25	0.25	0.39			14%
2009	0.22	0.22	0.30	0.70		14%
2010	0.14	0.22	0.25		1.29	17%
2011		0.22	0.26	1.08		17%
2012	0.18	0.24	0.25			18%
2013	0.26	0.26	0.25	0.25	0.44	20%
2014		0.14	0.36			10%
2015		0.24	0.22	0.22		11%
2016		0.31	0.36	0.36		11%
2017			0.14			5%
2018		0.15				4%

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