Chinese Yuan Renminbi in Panamanian Balboa

CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi

Country of application:
PRC

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 yuan, 5, 2 and 1 jiao.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 (rare) and 1 yuan, as well as 5, 2 and 1 jiao.

History reference:
The Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the Peoples Republic of China. Until the beginning of the 20th century, in China, for large-scale settlements, they used silver ingots - lyans. Small purc...hases were made using bronze round coins with a square hole in the center - qian, which Europeans call "keshi". Silver yuan began to be made in 1835. The use of silver coins and silver liang was banned in China in 1935. Instead, a boom in paper money began to grow - fabi. A certain easing in monetary policy occurred only in 2005, when the Chinese authorities carried out a revaluation of the yuan, raising its value by 2%. By 2008, the yuan appreciated by more than 20% to 6.82 yuan per US dollar. Nevertheless, even today, the PRC continues to enjoy certain foreign trade advantages, which are based on the undervalued exchange rate of the national currency.

PAB Panamanian Balboa

Country of application:
Panama

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 and 5 centesimos, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 balboa.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
-

History reference:
The Balboa is the currency of the Republic of Panama. Panama money got its name from the Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama from the Atlanti...c to the Pacific coast. With the independence of Panama in 1904, it became necessary to introduce a new currency to replace the Colombian peso. The balboa became such a currency. Until 1934, it was relatively independent and had a certain gold content (1.5048 g of pure gold), later a firm 1:1 ratio with the US dollar was established, which has been maintained to this day.