Yi Wei first month (Eve), February 21, 1955, China issued RMB.

1955 2 21, the State Council issued "on the issue new RMB and recover the current RMB command. Decision to the People's Bank of China in the country since March 1, 1955, to begin issuing new yuan denomination of the new currency, the main currency is divided into 1, 2, 3, 5 yuan, 10 million (December 1, 1957 issue ) 5 kinds of coins divided into 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, of 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents for six kinds. Each the coupons other forum are printed with the Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Uygur languages.