Try to recognize the the Chinese currency as soon as possible after you have landed to China. Today, China is suffering from
numerous counterfeit notes. Fake notes are sometimes easily recognisable since the paper and print quality is different, it feels different in your hand touches it if you pay attention.
The Chinese people will check several time when they receive a RMB50 or RMB100 to make sure it is not a fake. Old and
tattered notes can be difficult to exchange so try not to accumulate them.
Most of the time, vendors and taxi drivers ask for a small note when you pass them a RMB100 note, sometime they cannot change it and sometimes are not willing to. So it is a good idea to stack up on RMB10 bills. If you have any problems with a note, exchange it for a new one or small change at a bank. A counterfake note will be confiscated.
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50 yuan |
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20 yuan
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10 yuan |
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5 yuan
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| From top to the bottom: 1 yuan, 5 jiao (0.5 yuan), 1 jiao (0.1 yuan) |
From top to the bottom: 5 fen (0.05 yuan), 2 fen (0.02 yuan), 1 fen (0.01 yuan) |
