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Renminbi
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
9 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
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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 contributionMultiple connections
Chinese yuan2 connectionsPredecessor1932–1935
Harbin dayangDocumentedLater contribution1946
Manchukuo yuanDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1948–1950
Jinan yuanDocumentedLater contribution1951
Northeast Chinese yuan accountingDocumented · Later contributionThis currencyCNY
RenminbiDates, conversion terms and evidence 10 connections
Jinan yuan Renminbi
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Shanghai tael Chinese yuan
1933DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Manchukuo yuan Northeast Chinese yuan accounting
1946DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Northeast Chinese yuan accounting Renminbi
1951DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Chinese yuan Jinan yuan
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Chinese yuan Harbin dayang
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Harbin dayang Manchukuo yuan
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 ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.