In China, the current smallest value coin is ten cent. It is made of aluminum alloy, round with 19mm diameter, 1.67mm thickness and 1.15g weight, which was issued from Oct. 16, 2000. But it is made of stainless steel issued from Aug. 31, 2005, and with 3.20g weight. The front side is carved the People's Bank of China and the value in Chinese, and the issued year. The back side is carved with orchis design. The largest value is 100 yuan paper money. In 1999, the 50th anniversary of establishing new China, the current 5th revision 100 yuan was issued. The front side is printed with picture of Chairman Mao, the 1st chairman of New China. The back side is printed with the Great Hall of the People, which was constructed in 1959 and it is the important place for various political activities and meetings.
Standing on the view of housewife, I’d like to tell you what we can buy in Nantong with 10 cent or 100 yuan. Nowadays with the going up of CPI, it is impossible to buy anything with a single ten cent. Even when you go to the food market, the packman may ignore it if the price mantissa is less than 20 cent. Sporadically if the packman is kind enough to you, you may buy a couple of shallot with 10 cent. In addition, 2 pieces of empty plastic bottle of drinking water cost 10 cent in the market of recycle waste. But we can buy many foods with 100 yuan. Normally at weekend I spend around 100 yuan to buy food material, including vegetable, meat or fish, and fruit etc., which I can prepare one day’s breakfast, lunch and supper for 3 persons in my family. But if I want to buy expensive seafood, 100 yuan is not enough, for example salmon is 100 yuan for 500g.
