FACT 1: The currency of China is the Chinese Yuan. It's code is CNY. According to our data, USD to CNY is the most popular Chinese Yuan exchange rate conversion. Nicknames for the Yuan include: kuˆi & Mao.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in China are: ´5, ´10, ´20, ´50, ´100, ´1. It's used solely in China.

FACT 3: The Yuan reached a record high rate of 6.1090 to the U.S. dollar during intra-day trading in August 2013. Chinese leadership has been raising the Yuan to moderate inflation, which U.S. officials have pushed for years to help repair the trade deficit with China.

GBP
British Pound

FACT 1: The currency of the Great Britain is the British Pound. It's code is GBP According to our data, GBP to EUR is the most popular United Kingdom Pound exchange rate conversion. The Brits have developed a number of nicknames for its currency, including: Sterling, Wong, Quid, Nicker, Bunce.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in the UK are: £5, £10, £20, £50. It's used in: The United Kingdom (UK), England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Saint Helena and Ascension, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha

FACT 3: British Pound Sterling can lay claim to being the oldest currency in use today. Sterling is the fourth most traded world currency and third largest currency reserve held in the world. The Bank of England is the monetary equivalent of the Federal Reserve in the US.