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10 000 Yuan Year of the Rat
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed engraving of a rat in profile, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof surface within the scalloped lotus-petal shaped flan. The national title 中华人民共和国 (People's Republic of China) is inscribed along the upper periphery in Chinese characters, with the date 2008 positioned in the lower field. The overall design is framed by the elegant undulating edge of the coin's distinctive floral form. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中华人民共和国 2008 |
| Reverse description | Two rats are depicted in high relief at the center of the reverse field, naturalistically rendered in a dynamic composition: one rat is shown upright appearing to nibble at food while the other is posed beside it, with a sprig of foliage visible in the upper right background. The cyclical year designation 戊子 appears in Chinese characters along the left field. The denomination 10000元 is inscribed in the lower field, with the weight and fineness inscription 1000g Au .999 providing authentication of the coin's specifications. |
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