China issues new edition of renminbi bills, coins

A staff member (R) hands over a stack of 2019 edition renminbi banknotes to a customer at an Industial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) branch in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 30, 2019. 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)