Where did this money come from?
Chinese yuan
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
4 ancestors6 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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Later contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1497–1603
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1750–1910
Spanish real / peso de a ochoQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1933
Shanghai taelDocumented · Later contributionThis currency
Chinese yuanDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Shanghai tael Chinese yuan
1933DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Spanish real / peso de a ocho Chinese yuan
Evidence period: 1750–1910QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗What followed
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Chinese yuanLater absorptionMNT
Mongolian tögrög1925–1927DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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Jinan yuanSuccessor or branch
Harbin dayangKeep going forwardExplore all 6 descendants +
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Chinese yuanSuccessor or branch1919–1925
Harbin dayangDocumentedLater absorption1925–1927
Mongolian tögrögDocumented · Later contributionSuccessor or branch1932–1935
Manchukuo yuanDocumentedSuccessor or branch1941–1942
Jinan yuanDocumentedLater absorption1946
Northeast Chinese yuan accountingDocumented · Later contributionMultiple connectionsCNY
Renminbi2 connections · Includes later contributionsDates, conversion terms and evidence 7 connections
Chinese yuan Mongolian tögrög
1925–1927DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Manchukuo yuan Northeast Chinese yuan accounting
1946DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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1951DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
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