China

English Name: People's Republic of China
Adjective: Chinese
Language: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects
Local Name: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (or Zhong Guo)
Currency: Yuan
Population: 1,284,303,705 (July 2002 est)
Land Area: 9,326,410 sq km
Capital: Beijing

Socialist Country, except for Hong Kong, which is free from Socialist restrictions for at least 50 years.

Date: 1796-1820 Diameter: 25mm Material: Cast bronze A chinese cash coin from the Chai-Ch'in reign. From the Yunnan mint ("Boo Yon"). The manchurian mint name translates to Pao-yun.