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10 Yuan Calligraphy
| Issuer | People's Bank of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Second Rénmínbì (1955-date) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a scholarly composition celebrating the history of Chinese calligraphy, depicting multiple calligraphic scripts across different eras. At left, a seated scholar is shown writing with a brush in a contemplative pose, while at lower center a second robed figure is engaged in the art of writing at a low desk, flanked by bamboo. The central and right portions of the field display examples of ancient Chinese scripts rendered in relief, including oracle bone, seal, and regular script forms, accompanied by inscribed stone tablet imagery. The denomination 10元 appears in the lower left field. |
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The Calligraphy series, launched in the mid-1990s, was part of a broader People's Bank program to position Chinese cultural output as collectible hard currency — a deliberate pivot toward numismatic export revenue at a time when China was aggressively expanding its precious metals minting operation. The Shanghai and Shenyang mints competed for these contracts, and attribution between facilities for specific years in this series remains contested among specialists.