Currency of China: Chinese yuan, today's rate ¥
The Chinese Yuan is the currency of China. The code of Chinese yuan is CNY. We use ¥ as symbol of Chinese yuan. The Chinese Yuan is divided in 100 fen. CNY is regulated by People's Bank of China.
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- the Chinese yuan was introduced in 1 Mar 1953 (72 years ago).
- There are 3 coins for the Chinese yuan ( 10角 , 50角 and ¥1 ),
- the Chinese yuan has 10 banknotes ( 10角 , 20角 , 50角 , ¥1 , ¥2 , ¥5 , ¥10 , ¥20 , ¥50 and ¥100 )
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The yuan, the Chinese currency
The yuan or renminbi ("currency of the people", started by Mao Zedong) has been the national currency of Chine since the late 19th century. Its rate is always subject to a regime of virtually fixed (pegged) exchange rates controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China using a listing in a set of currencies where since 2005, the dollar and the euro have predominated.
The origin of the word "yuan" comes from the name of a dominant Mongol dynasty between 1279 and 1368. The symbol for the yuan is the same as the yen symbol in Japan as well as the won in Korea, meaning simply "circle".
100 Fen = 10 Jiao = 1 Yuan
The yuan is divided into jiao ("horn") and fen ("part of"). But jieo and fen coins circulate very little in China. You’ll usually find banknotes (from 5 to 100 yuan) which all feature the head of Mao, the famous founder of the People’s Republic of China. On the back, you’ll find Chinese landscapes and monuments. On the 5-yuan note, you’ll find one of the 5 sacred mountains of China, Tai Shan. On this mountain, the emperors would offer their sacrifices to the earth and the heavens to thank them.
Exchange rate of Chinese yuan , currency of China
CNY All currencies
CNY/currency | Converter | |
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Chinese yuan to Myanmar kyat | 1 CNY = 288.0993 MMK | |
Chinese yuan to Ugandan shilling | 1 CNY = 505.9875 UGX | |
Chinese yuan to Ethiopian birr | 1 CNY = 17.3437 ETB | |
Chinese yuan to Zambian kwacha | 1 CNY = 3.8529 ZMW | |
Chinese yuan to Ghanaian cedi | 1 CNY = 2.1173 GHS | |
Chinese yuan to Pakistani rupee | 1 CNY = 38.3057 PKR | |
Chinese yuan to Australian dollar | 1 CNY = 0.2189 AUD | |
Chinese yuan to Hong Kong dollar | 1 CNY = 1.0693 HKD | |
Chinese yuan to Papua New Guinean kina | 1 CNY = 0.5499 PGK | |
Chinese yuan to Swazi lilangeni | 1 CNY = 2.5585 SZL | |
Chinese yuan to Mozambican metical | 1 CNY = 8.7762 MZN | |
Chinese yuan to Cambodian riel | 1 CNY = 551.6183 KHR | |
Chinese yuan to Sierra Leonean leone | 1 CNY = 2879.5531 SLL | |
Chinese yuan to Indian rupee | 1 CNY = 12.0078 INR | |
Chinese yuan to British pound | 1 CNY = 0.1099 GBP |
All currencies CNY
currency/CNY | Converter | |
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euro to Chinese yuan | 1 EUR = 7.5699 CNY | |
UAE dirham to Chinese yuan | 1 AED = 1.9826 CNY | |
US dollar to Chinese yuan | 1 USD = 7.2822 CNY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Chinese yuan | 1 BDT = 0.0599 CNY | |
Ghanaian cedi to Chinese yuan | 1 GHS = 0.4723 CNY | |
Saudi riyal to Chinese yuan | 1 SAR = 1.9416 CNY | |
Myanmar kyat to Chinese yuan | 1 MMK = 0.0035 CNY | |
Indian rupee to Chinese yuan | 1 INR = 0.0833 CNY | |
British pound to Chinese yuan | 1 GBP = 9.0982 CNY | |
Pakistani rupee to Chinese yuan | 1 PKR = 0.0261 CNY |
Currency Of China
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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US dollar | USD |
Indian rupee | INR |
British pound | GBP |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
euro | EUR |
UAE dirham | AED |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Canadian dollar | CAD |