A Tibetan book is pretty much a wok of art. 1 yuan is treated much like a dollar. Coins of 1,2, and 5 fen are in circulation. The paper money starts with 1,2, and 5 fen notes which are tough to identify because they lack numerals. Instead, they have pictures of trucks, planes and ships.
All notes are color and size coded.
The one-yuan note is most commonly called kwai by locals. Images on the renminbi are replaced by waterfalls, the Great Wall, and other scenic settings . Yet the FEC's are worth exactly the same as an equivalent-denominations renminbe note. If you go trekking, you are forced to use the black market to acquire renminbi. Because the renminbi is not a recognized international currency, a premium is placed on FEC's .