A fen () (Cantonese: sin []), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Island of Taiwan, Taiwan), Hong Kong (called a Cent (currency), cent in English) and
Macao
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
(called an
''avo'' in Portuguese). One fen is equal to of a
yuan or of a
Chinese jiao.
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Renminbi
The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ...
were issued in coin denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen and also banknote denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen.
References
Currencies of China
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