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1 Yuan Project Hope
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1 Yuan (1元, 壹圓) |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the People's Republic of China occupies the central field, depicting Tiananmen Gate surmounted by five stars and encircled by a wreath of grain stalks bound at the base with a cogwheel. The Chinese legend 中华人民共和国 arcs around the upper periphery, with the Latin legend THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA following the lower rim. The date 1994 is inscribed in the lower exergual area beneath the emblem. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 1994 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
| Reverse description | The central field features the conjoined busts of two children — a boy to the left and a girl to the right — rendered in high relief with expressive, forward-facing portraits evoking the aspirations of rural youth supported by the Project Hope charity initiative. The denomination 1元 appears in the lower left field. The Chinese legend 希望工程 arcs along the upper left periphery, with the English legend PROJECT HOPE continuing along the upper right rim. |
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