人民币现金是国家法定货币，是最基础、最根本的支付工具。人民币的单位为元，辅币单位为角、分。1元等于10角，1角等于10分。人民币符号为“元”的拼音首字母Y加上两横，即“¥”。中国人民银行负责人民币的设计、印制和发行。
RMB cash is the national legal tender and the most basic and fundamental means of payment. The unit of RMB is yuan, and the subsidiary units are jiao and fen. 1 yuan is equal to 10 jiao, and 1 jiao is equal to 10 fen. The RMB symbol is the pinyin initials Y of “yuan” plus two horizontal lines, that is, “¥”. The People’s Bank of China is responsible for the design, printing and issuance of RMB.
截至2021年，已有五套人民币发行。形成纸币与金属币、普通纪念币与贵金属纪念币等多品种、多系列的货币体系。除1、2、5分三种硬币外，第一套、第二套和第三套人民币已经退出流通，第四套人民币于2018年5月1日起停止流通（1角、5角纸币和5角、1元硬币除外）。流通的人民币，主要是1999年、2005年、2015年、2019年、2020年发行的第五套人民币。拒收现金的行为既损害了人民币法定货币地位，也剥夺了消费者支付选择权。
发行历史
人民币是由中国人民银行发行，除1、2、5分三种硬币外，第一套人民币、第二套人民币和第三套人民币已经退出流通，第四套人民币于2018年5月1日起退出流通。市场上流通的人民币是第五套人民币；流通的纸币有：1角、5角、1元、5元、10元、20元、50元、100元；硬币有1分、2分、5分、1角、5角和1元。
1950年，受南汉宸行长的委托，由马文蔚先生为人民币题写了“中国人民银行”等字。
在中国钱币博物馆陈列出来的五套人民币中，与后四套不同的是，第一套（除1953年版5000元渭河桥图案券外）上“中国人民银行”六个字与汉字面额的排列均为自右向左，而1952年毛泽东主席审阅票版时，提出人民币行名排列应由左向右，所以自1953年起，人民币上“中国人民银行”的排列一律改为由左向右了。
As of 2021, five sets of RMB have been issued. A multi-variety and multi-series currency system has been formed, including paper money and metal coins, ordinary commemorative coins and precious metal commemorative coins. Except for the three coins of 1, 2 and 5 cents, the first, second and third sets of RMB have been withdrawn from circulation, and the fourth set of RMB has ceased circulation since May 1, 2018 (except for 1 jiao and 5 jiao banknotes and 5 jiao and 1 yuan coins). The RMB in circulation is mainly the fifth set of RMB issued in 1999, 2005, 2015, 2019 and 2020. The act of refusing to accept cash not only undermines the legal tender status of RMB, but also deprives consumers of the right to choose payment.
Issuance History
RMB is issued by the People’s Bank of China. Except for the three coins of 1, 2 and 5 cents, the first, second and third sets of RMB have been withdrawn from circulation, and the fourth set of RMB will be withdrawn from circulation on May 1, 2018. The RMB in circulation on the market is the fifth set of RMB; the circulating banknotes are: 1 jiao, 5 jiao, 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan; the coins are 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 1 jiao, 5 jiao and 1 yuan.
In 1950, commissioned by President Nan Hanchen, Mr. Ma Wenwei inscribed “People’s Bank of China” and other words for RMB.
Among the five sets of RMB displayed in the China Money Museum, unlike the last four sets, the six characters “People’s Bank of China” and the Chinese denominations on the first set (except the 1953 edition of the 5,000-yuan Weihe Bridge pattern note) are arranged from right to left. When Chairman Mao Zedong reviewed the banknotes in 1952, he proposed that the arrangement of the bank names of RMB should be from left to right. Therefore, since 1953, the arrangement of “People’s Bank of China” on RMB has been changed to from left to right.