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10 Yuan Auspicious Matters
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 10 Yuan (10元, 拾圓) |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts a traditionally robed child figure rendered in frosted high relief, holding a spray of auspicious flowers and foliage, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity in the Chinese cultural tradition. The child is shown in a playful, frontal stance surrounded by floral and leafy ornamental elements. The auspicious legend 万事如意 (May all your wishes be fulfilled) arcs along the upper periphery in Chinese characters. The denomination 10元 appears in the lower left field. The deeply mirrored proof fields provide a striking contrast to the intricately detailed frosted devices. |
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| Reverse lettering | 万事如意 10元 |
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The "Auspicious Matters" series drew on traditional Chinese folk symbolism tied to the lunar calendar cycle, with each annual release pairing a specific cultural blessing theme against the corresponding zodiac year. The 1998 issue aligns with the Year of the Tiger. These were struck at Chinese state mints — primarily Shenyang and Shanghai — whose output quality on proof silvers from this period varied enough that collector preference between the two facilities became a genuine market distinction, reflected in the KM suffix variants .1 and .2.