The term Chinese currency may refer to: *

Renminbi The renminbi ( ; currency symbol, symbol: Yen and yuan sign, ¥; ISO 4217, ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as the Chinese yuan, is the official currency of the China, People's Republic of China. The renminbi is issued by the Peop ...

, the currency of the People's Republic of China *

New Taiwan dollar The New Taiwan dollar (code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT), or simply the Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Usually, the $ sign precedes the amount, but NT$ is used to distinguish from othe ...

, the currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) *

Hong Kong dollar The Hong Kong dollar (, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of Hong Kong. It is divided into 100 cents. Historically, it was also divided into 1000 mils. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is the monetary authority of Hong Kong an ...

, the currency of Hong Kong SAR *

Yuan (currency) The yuan ( ; currency sign, sign: ¥; ; ) is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currency, currencies throughout Greater China, China. A ''yuan'' () is also known colloquially as a ''kuai'' (; originally a lump of silver). O ...

, the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in China. **

Jiao (currency) A jiao ( ; , or in Wade–Giles used in Taiwan, chiao), or mao () ( Cantonese: hou []), is a unit of currency used in China, including Mainland China, the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to of a Chinese yuan, yuan or 10 ...

, Yuan **Fen (currency), Yuan ( Jiao)

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Chinese cash coins The cash or ''qian'' was a type of coin of China and the East Asian cultural sphere, Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BCE until the 20th century, characterised by their round outer shape and a square center hole ( zh, c=方穿, poj=hong-chh ...

, a type of coin of China and the Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BC until the 20th century AD, characterised by their square center hole *

Ancient Chinese coinage Ancient Chinese coinage includes some of the earliest known coins. These coins, used as early as the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE), took the form of imitations of the cowrie shells that were used in ceremonial exchanges. The s ...

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