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Local residents queued up at major banks since morning yesterday to get their hands on 5-yuan commemorative coins issued by the People’s Bank of China. 昨日中国人民银行发行纪念版五元硬币，自清晨便有居民人在当地各大银行排队等候购买。 The PBOC issued 50 million 5-yuan brass coins nationwide yesterday that has the Chinese character “Harmony” on the back. The coin costs 5 yuan and can be used as currency. 中国人民银行昨日在全国范围内发行5000万枚5元黄铜硬币，背面主景图案为“和”字的行书书法。这些硬币面额5元，可与普通货币一样用于流通。 More than 60 residents had lined up at the gate of a Bank of Shanghai branch in downtown even before it opened. Most of them were middle-aged and elderly people. Some of them were holding children or carried folding chairs. 在上海市中心，60多名居民在上海银行分行营业之前就在大门外等候。其中大部分都是中老年人，还有些甚至抱着孩子或带上折叠椅排队购币。 | 
