Difference between revisions of "Monsilvan yupian"
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Revision as of 14:49, 31 December 2022
| Yupian | |
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| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | MSY |
| Number | 901 |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | 子 (zi) |
| Symbol | M¥, 玉, ¥ |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used |
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| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 12 September 1830 |
| User(s) |  Monsilva |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Bank of Monsilva |
| Mint | Monsilvan Mint |
The Monsilvan yupian (abbreviation: ypn; ISO code: MSY) is the official currency of Monsilva. The yupian (sign: M¥ or 玉) is also the main unit and its denominations are known as Zi (子). There are 100 Zi in 1 Yupian.
The yupian is has been circulating in Monsilva since 1830 after the Monsilvan Civil War, and has had many different appearences during the period from then until the present. The yupian banknotes from 1830 until 1923 presented the monarch of Monsilva on the face and a monument on the back. After the mass protests in 1978, the yupian was updated again.
The Bank of Monsilva is the central bank for the yupian. All legal yupian banknotes are regulated by the Bank of Monsilva. The yupian is only valid in Monsilva and some border services in Fujikuni (the Fujikunian Mark is used similarly on the Monsilvan side). There are currently 5 circulating Yupian banknotes; M¥5, M¥10, M¥50, M¥100 and M¥200. All of these are frequently used as the old M¥1 and M¥500 notes that were not used frequently were removed in 2001.
1 Quebecshirite credit (₵) = 6.03 Monsilvan yupian (M¥).
Etymology
The word "Yupian" comes from the Monsilvan 玉片 (Yù piàn) meaning 'jade pieces'. Jade is a very valuable material within Monsilvan culture, it has been used in making many sacred ornaments and buildings across Monsilva. However it was stone coins that were commonly used to trade goods, jade was used quite rarely due to its expense. But the stone that was used in the coins was from Yushan Mountain. Yùshān literally means 'jade' (Yù) 'mountain' (shān). These coins were used as a sort of 'currency' for a long period of Monsilvan history and are the original reason why the yupian has its name. In the late 16th century, the emperor of the Kingdom of Great Shan had silver coins minted in order to form a more formal currency for the country. These silver coins which had the emperor's head on the front were used in Monsilva all the way up until 1830, when the Monsilvan yupian was introduced by Chai Lin's government.
Symbol
The currency sign for the Monsilvan yupian is any of three: M¥, 玉 or ¥. The ¥ symbol is commonly used inside Monsilva and in domestic trade and affairs, however internationally, M¥ is used more often as a way to make it more unique to the yupian. 玉 is an official character for the yupian in Monsilvan, but is rarely used. The character 玉 (Yù) is Monsilvan for 'jade'.
Currency code
The ISO 4217 currency code for sterling is "MSY", formed from the ISO 3166-1 code for Monsilva, "MS", and the first letter of "yupian". Banking and finance often use the abbreviation ypn or the pseudo-ISO code YPN.
Subdivisions
The yupian is divided into one hundred Zi (子), however there has never been a note or coin for any amount of yupian less than M¥1. Therefore, Zi is only used in stocks and currency transactions, and not in any physical context. However, the name Zi was used for the silver coins distributed by the Kingdom of Great Shan, but these were abolished in 1830.
In retail, all prices are rounded to the nearest whole number, unless the purchase is online.
Banknotes
The first yupian notes were issued by the Bank of Monsilva shortly after its foundation in 1830. The first denominations of the yupian were M¥1, M¥5, M¥10, M¥50, M¥100, M¥200, M¥500. These notes all remained in circulation (with their looks changing multiple times) until 2001, when the M¥1 and M¥500 notes were removed from circulation and made invalid in 2002.
In 1978, when Xu Zhou-da replaced the notes with the Monsilvan flag on the face, but each note had a different animal on the back. The M¥1 note had a pheasant; the M¥5 had a herd of deer; the M¥10 had Monsilva's national animal, the mountain cat; the M¥50 had a goat; the M¥100 had a peacock; the M¥200 had a school of fish; and the M¥500 had a pod of dolphins.
In 2001, when the M¥1 and M¥500 notes were removed from circulation, the notes designs were changed again. The Monsilvan flag was replaced with different things depending on the note. The backs were changed as well. Currently the notes feature:
- The M¥5 has a group of children celebrating a goal in football on the face and a herd of deer on the back.
- The M¥10 has Chai Lin on the face and Shan-Zhong building on the back.
- The M¥50 has Xu Zhou-da on the face and the Presidential Office on the back.
- The M¥100 has a group of students on the face and two pheasants in front of Mount Yushan, which the yupian was named after, on the back.
- The M¥200 has a row of satellite dishes on the face and a couple fish displayed in front of the Weishi mountain range.
