Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows a set of banknotes and coins included in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi. A new edition of the fifth series of China's currency, the renminbi or the yuan, was officially launched on Aug 30 with brighter colors and more sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features. The fifth series of renminbi was introduced in 1999. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING — A new edition of the fifth series of China's currency, the renminbi or the yuan, was officially launched on Aug 30 with brighter colors and more sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features.
The 2019 edition includes new 50-, 20-, 10- and one-yuan banknotes and coins of one yuan, 0.5 yuan and 0.1 yuan.
Not covered by the 2019 edition of the fifth series are the 100-yuan banknote, which was upgraded in 2015 in anti-forgery and printing quality, and the five-yuan bill, which will receive a face-lift later as testing is ongoing into using new printing technologies for this less circulated banknote, according to the People's Bank of China (PBOC).
The central bank said all the banks had finished upgrading their machines for handling the new edition and it will encourage extensive upgrading by private machine users to clear obstacles in detecting the notes.
The fifth series of renminbi was introduced in 1999.
A staff member (R) hands over a stack of 2019 edition renminbi banknotes to a customer at an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch in Beijing, Aug 30, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member shows a set of banknotes and coins included in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi, at an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch in Beijing, Aug 30, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) of a 50-yuan banknote in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) of a 20-yuan banknote in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) of a 10-yuan banknote in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) of a one-yuan banknote in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (L) and reverse (R) of a one-yuan coin in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (L) and reverse (R) of a 5-jiao (0.5 yuan) coin in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Aug 30, 2019 shows the obverse (L) and reverse (R) of a 1-jiao (0.1 yuan) coin in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi.[Photo/Xinhua]
