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A jiao (/ dʒ aʊ /; Chinese: 角), or mao (Chinese: 毛) (Cantonese: hou [Chinese: 毫]), is a unit of currency used in China, including the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to 1 ⁄ 10 of a yuan or 10 fēn (分). The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao. [1] The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation.
These were brass 1 cash, copper 2, 5, 10 and 20 cash, and silver 1, 2 and 5 jiao and 1 yuan. After the revolution, although the designs changed, the sizes and metals used in the coinage remained mostly unchanged until the 1930s. From 1936, the central government issued nickel (later cupronickel) 5, 10 and 20 fen and 1 ⁄ 2 yuan coins ...
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Notes have been produced in 8 denominations: old types of 1 fen, 2 fen and 5 fen, as well as new issues depicting Mao Zedong: 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan and 100 yuan. In 2004, a 1 yuan note depicting Mao Zedong first came into production. Since 1999, coins have been produced in denominations of 1 fen, 2 fen, 5 fen, 1 jiao, 5 jiao and 1 yuan.
1 jiao (¥0.1) 19 mm Aluminium alloy Plain Bank title, value, year of minting Orchid, with pinyin bank title 1999-2005 2000-10-16 Current 5 jiao (¥0.5) 20.5 mm Copper alloy-plated steel: Alternating between reeded and smooth Bank title, value, year of minting Lotus, with pinyin bank title 2002-2018 2002-11-18 Current ¥1 25 mm Nickel-plated steel
Jiao may refer to: Horn (Chinese constellation), or Jiao (角宿), a Chinese constellation; Jiaolong, or Jiao (蛟), a Chinese dragon; Jiao (currency) (角), a unit of currency in China, one-tenth of a Chinese yuan or dollar; Jiao (surname) (焦), a Chinese surname; Jiao River (Shandong), in Shandong, China; Jiao River (Zhejiang), in Zhejiang ...
One fen is equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of a yuan or 1 ⁄ 10 of a Chinese jiao. Renminbi were issued in coin denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen [1] and also banknote denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen. [2] The character 分 is also used to translate "cent" in other currencies. A euro cent is called 欧分; 歐分; Ōufēn in Chinese.
Jiaochao came in ten denominations. Small bills came in 100, 200, 300, 500, and 700 wén while large bills were in 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 guàn. Like previous Chinese notes, there was a fee for redeeming them for copper coins: 15 wén per guàn. Jiaochao initially had an expiration period of seven years upon issue but in 1189 this was abolished ...