'Coins of the realm' losing their luster
By Wang Yanfei in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-19 07:28
Mobile payments industry looks set to consign those shiny silver pieces to the scrapheap of business
When was the last time you saw a yifen or a 1 cent coin? Probably years ago, as today they are rarer than giant pandas.
With limited value, shoppers simply gave up on China's 1 cent (0.15 US cent) coin and consigned it to history.
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