Chinese Yuan Renminbi to Bulgarian Lev

The Chinese yuan (symbol  ¥, code: CNY, number 156) is the national currency of the People's Republic of China. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao, one jiao is subdivided into 10 fens. International sign is the same as that of the Japanese yen.

The exchange rate has been tightly pegged to the dollar since 2005. The currency belongs to the SDR basket. Although formally Hong Kong and Macau are Chinese territories, the yuan is not an official legal tender there. It is used for in- cash payments only in Mainland China, as well as for foreign exchange accountings.

The Bulgarian lev (international symbol: BNG, code: 975) is the national currency of Bulgaria. The lev is divided into 100 stotinki. Since 2002 the lev has been pegged to the euro at an exchange rate of 1.

95 lev for 1 euro. Bulgaria has not become part of the Eurozone so far and a complete transition to the European single currency has not yet taken place. The image of a lion on Bulgarian currency appeared in the 13th century. The first currency, called the “lion,” emerged in Bulgaria in 1879 and was in circulation in the country until 1952. The contemporary version appeared in 1999 after redenomination at a rate of 1000: 1.