China issues new edition of renminbi bills, coins

Photo taken on Aug. 30, 2019 shows the obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) of a 50-yuan banknote in the 2019 edition of the fifth series of the renminbi. A new edition of the fifth series of China's currency the renminbi, or the yuan, was officially launched Friday with brighter colors and more sophisticated anti-counterfeiting features. The fifth series of renminbi was introduced in 1999. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)