Chinese Yuan Renminbi to Afghan afghani — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: China

Currency Code, Symbol: CNY, ¥

Denominations of coins in circulation: RMB 0.1, RMB 0.5, RMB 1 (1, 5 角；1 元)

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: RMB 0.1, RMB 0.5, RMB 1, RMB 5, RMB 10, RMB 20, RMB 50, RMB 100

History: The Chinese yuan (symbol  ¥, code: CNY, number 156) is the main national currency in the People's Republic of China. CNY is used in conversions, and on the global exchange markets. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao, and the latter one contains 10 fen.Small coins are not commonly used in payments. The Chinese yuan was issued to the market in 1949. The predecessor of the currency was the yuan of Inner Mongolia. CNY is not used on the territory of two PRC cities: Hong Kong and Macao. These localities have their own currency units.Read More

Country of Circulation: Afghanistan

Currency Code, Symbol: AFN, ؋

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1, 2 and 5 Afs

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Afs

History: Afghani (؋) is the currency of Afghanistan which is not used for payment in other countries. A simplified name is AFN. One afghani equals 100 pul coins.Afghani has been being issued since 1926. Originally, only coins made out of silver were used on the territory of the Islamic state. First notes were printed in 1935. The Afghan rupee had been used hand in hand with afghani until 1978. Up until 2002, there had been different types of afghani used in the country and issued by different military and political organizations: “davlati” and “dostumi”, but the new leader, Hamid Karzai, reformed the currency leaving only one type of afghani. Banknotes had architectural monuments, key industries and infrastructure depicted on them.Read More