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10 000 Yuan Year of the Ox
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of a water buffalo dominates the central field, rendered in high relief with naturalistic musculature and texture. A second buffalo head is visible in the upper portion of the design, partially emerging in a layered compositional arrangement. The denomination '10000元' is inscribed to the upper left of the field. The Chinese character '牛' (ox/bull) appears to the right, identifying the zodiac subject. The scalloped border is adorned with delicate decorative relief elements consistent with traditional Chinese artistic motifs. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 2009 Chinese Gold Panda series marked a significant year for the People's Bank of China's bullion program, but this 10,000 Yuan Ox issue sits outside the standard Panda line — it belongs to the Lunar series, timed to the Year of the Ox beginning February 2009. At one kilogram of .999 gold, production quantities were extremely limited, as is typical of the PBC's ultra-high-denomination lunar issues, which were struck primarily for institutional buyers and sovereign wealth collections rather than retail distribution.