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The People’s Bank of China announced Thursday that the latest 5th series of the 2019 edition renminbi notes will be issued starting August 30.
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition 20-yuan renminbi bills. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img3.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/476dd7c2-3af4-455c-9be0-1557840a4d52.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The new notes will include values of one yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan and 50 yuan, along with coins with values of one yuan, 50 cents and one cent.
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition 10-yuan renminbi bills. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img2.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/3f2c0447-99eb-4e82-adfe-14b1284a5b39.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The new design is similar to the previous edition, with only minute changes to be made to the printed patterns of both bills and coins.
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition one yuan renminbi bills. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img0.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/4e63cdab-1c80-41f5-b806-3b52fcbfb120.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The new RMB series will also have an enhanced anti-counterfeit feature, according to an official with China’s central bank.
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition one-yuan renminbi coins. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img2.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/a21aab0a-67ab-481a-b5c4-75141354d73f.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The official also told the press that the latest issuance does not include a new 5 RMB note, which is being tested for new printing technologies in a bid to reduce counterfeiting of the Chinese currency.
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition 50-cent renminbi coins. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img1.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/438a1656-0930-40b3-9427-3ccc8c124c9e.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
![The design of both the front and the reverse sides of the 5th series of the 2019 edition one-cent renminbi coins. [Photo: China Plus]](http://img3.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190429/eb40d310-a80f-4080-ac82-601f9026e864.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
