People's Republic of China, 5 Jiao 1980

The People's Republic of China (since 1949) initially issued only three denominations, namely aluminum pieces worth 1, 2 and 5 fen. In 1980 four additional denominations followed: 1, 2 and 5 jiao from copper-zinc, and 1 yuan from copper-nickel. 1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen.