The Yuan is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in Chinese.
1 yuan, 90% silver, commemorative; President Duan Qirui, minted in 1924
A 5 Yuan banknote issued by the Central Bank of China in the Republican era.
The renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's 5th most traded currency as of April 2022.
Renminbi banknotes
On 24 November 2010, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's bilateral trade with China would be settled in roubles and yuan, instead of US dollars.
Renminbi promotion at the China-CEEC 2017 summit