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| Chinese Money - RMB |
Renminbi (RMB) is the official currency of China.The basic unit is yuan,which notes in denominations of 5,10,50 and 100 yuan and notes in values of 1 yuan,5 jiao and 1,2 and 5 fen. The principal unit is the yuan,
A yuan is divided into 10 jiao and a jiao is subdivided into 10 fen.
In 1999, a new series of renminbi banknotes and coins was progressively introduced. This is the money we often used in the daily life. But you can still find the old series of renminbi in the market, for example, you can find two kinds of 100 yuan. 
100 Yuan
50 Yuan
20 Yuan
10 Yuan
5 Yuan
1 Yuan
The old RMB published in 1990, still used in the market or bank. 
100 Yuan
50 Yuan
10 Yuan
5 Yuan
2 Yuan
1 Yuan
The last but not the least, how to distingish the real and fake RMB? There are 6 main things to look out for: First there are two things to see in the light. If you hold the bill up you will see on the left side in the white space, there is a clear picture of Chairman Mao’s face. On the fake bills, the outline of his face is blurred. 
Water Mark inside 100 Yuan
Second, below the white space, below the serial number there is a red and blue symbol inside a red circle. In the real bills, the red and blue boundaries in the symbol are very distinct. They are perfectly aligned, or else they overlap just very very slightly. In the fake bills the symbol is distorted. The red and blue sections are not aligned, one is usually a little higher than the other and often there is either a white space between their boundaries or they overlap unevenly. This is the easiest identifying mark of these bills. 
Another Water Mark inside 100 Yuan
Third, just next to the red and blue symbol there is a green 100 (or 50 on the 50 bill, 20 on the 20 bill etc.) sign. When looking flat at this sign, it is green. When the bill is tilted upwards, and you are looking at the sign from the bottom up the 100 turns brown. This is a real bill. But if when you tilt the bill upwards the symbol is only dark green, then this is a fake bill. This difference is slight and is easily seen if you have a real bill next to the fake bill. 
Color Change in 100 Yuan
Fourth, hold the bill in your hand and rub your thumb gently against the collar on the big picture of Chairman Mao. You will notice a difference in texture on his collar. You will only feel it if you rub gently. If the paper is completely smooth, without any texture, you are holding a counterfeit! Next, on the top right hand corner, there is a 100 sign, just overlapping a little below the 100, there is a oval design. If you turn this design up, so you are looking up from the bottom, then place it so that light shines on it, you will see a very faint “100” on the oval. It is just slightly raised, this is a real bill. In the fakes, the 100 is either not there, or is very very difficult to see. Finally, take the bill, the long way up, in your hands and kind of ruffle it in your hands. The sound should be clear and distinct. In the fake ones, the sound is muffled. You will see the salesladies do it. Though this is the most difficult to identifying, since many of the bills are very old and worn and that will affect the sound it produces. Add to your favorite Bookmarking sites              
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