Government Announcement on the Issuance of the Second Set of Renminbi

On March 1, 1955, the second set of RMB was issued. The ratio of the second set of RMB to the first set is 1:10,000 and is divided into main banknotes and secondary coins. The denominations are: 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 3 yuan, 5 yuan and 10 yuan. One of the denominations, the 3 yuan, was the only issue in the history of the yuan.

2008 New Year commemorative coin

Front: bank name, denomination, Chinese pinyin letters and year number. Back: A little boy holds a rat-shaped Chinese knot in his left hand and a string of firecrackers with the word “财” in his right hand, symbolizing a happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Rat. The word “Wuzi” is printed on the lower right side of the inner edge.