The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, issued a set of commemorative coins and banknotes to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 29.

China issued 3.2 billion yuan (US$450 million) worth of commemorative coins, banknotes to usher in the Year of the Dragon ...

China’s central bank said in February it was disinfecting and isolating used banknotes using UV lights in its efforts to combat the coronavirus. Banks use ultraviolet light or high temperatures ...

During the early 1980s, the US dollar was very strong, and fiscal deficits were rising. The Plaza Accord in September 1985 ...

118 BC: Leather Money Leather money was used in China in the form of one-foot-square pieces of white deerskin with colorful borders. This could be considered the first documented type of banknote.