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1 Yuan Weightlifting
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 · Beijing 2008 · THE GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD · 2008 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized cartoon figure of Jingjing, the panda mascot of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, depicted in the act of weightlifting, holding a barbell overhead in a clean-and-jerk pose. The mascot is rendered in a rounded, child-friendly artistic style with a floral headdress and large expressive eyes. The denomination '1' and the Chinese character '元' appear in the upper left field. A curved Chinese legend reading 第29届奥林匹克运动会 (29th Olympic Games) is inscribed along the lower border, flanked by the sport name in Chinese characters at either side. |
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Issued for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this coin belongs to a sprawling commemorative program the People's Bank of China rolled out across multiple series and metals — gold, silver, and base metal — making the brass circulating issues by far the most accessible tier of the release. China's first Olympic Games as host generated an enormous domestic collector market, and these lower-denomination pieces circulated alongside purpose-struck examples, meaning wear is genuinely common on surviving examples.
Weightlifting had particular national resonance that year: Chinese athletes took gold in four of the eight weight categories at the Beijing Games.